Title: Database error, can u help
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Database error, can u help

 *  [simonbailey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simonbailey/)
 * (@simonbailey)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-can-u-help/)
 * Im getting this error, can anyone help me out with what it means?
 * WordPress database error: [Can’t create/write to file ‘/tmp/#sql_4d7e_0.MYI’ (
   Errcode: 17)]
    SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts LEFT JOIN 
   wp_post2cat ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_post2cat.post_id) WHERE 1=1 AND category_id 
   IN (1) AND (post_type = ‘post’ AND (post_status = ‘publish’ OR post_status = ‘
   private’)) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 10
 * Thank you

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-can-u-help/#post-529627)
 * > [Can’t create/write to file ‘/tmp/#sql_4d7e_0.MYI’ (Errcode: 17)]
 * Contact your host. Something’s broken with their install of MySQL.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-can-u-help/#post-529627)
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