Title: database error connection
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# database error connection

 *  [nitinagrawal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitinagrawal/)
 * (@nitinagrawal)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection/)
 * i m new to the wordpress host blogging and i downloaded 2.8.6 version of wordpress
   and uploaded it to the server and i dont know how to set the database as it is
   showing database error connection.

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection/#post-1302545)
 * Did you do this?
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_3:_Set_up_wp-config.php)
 * And you might want to read the rest of that page too.
 *  [inforids](https://wordpress.org/support/users/inforids/)
 * (@inforids)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection/#post-1302725)
 * You need to edit the wp-config.php file & enter DB details there.
 * Or simply redirect to
 * [http://your-domain/blog/wp-admin](http://your-domain/blog/wp-admin) (If Blog
   Directory is there)
 * Otherwise to
 * [http://your-domain/wp-admin](http://your-domain/wp-admin)
 * WordPress will guide you to setup the database configurattion
 * NOTE: Change your WordPress Folder permissions to 777
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection/#post-1302726)
 * > Change your WordPress Folder permissions to 777
 * Excuse me?? That doesn’t sound like a smart idea to me to have the whole WP directory
   world writable.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions#The_dangers_of_777](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions#The_dangers_of_777)

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-connection/#post-1302726)
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