Title: Database error connection failed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Database error connection failed

 *  [jtbear](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtbear/)
 * (@jtbear)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection-failed/)
 * I keep getting the database error connection failed when i type in the url without
   www, anyone know what could cause this?
 * [http://www.example.com](http://www.example.com) works fine.
 * example.com gives the database error connection failed msg.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection-failed/#post-5077768)
 * double check Home and Site URL in the dashboard. make sure both are same

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