Title: DataBase Error Establishing Connection
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# DataBase Error Establishing Connection

 *  [MoonDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moondog/)
 * (@moondog)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-establishing-connection/)
 * I was trying to resolve a problem on my server’s Plesk Control Panel with my 
   WP DB. I changed the name of the server and all hell broke loose. This is the
   error message I got:
 * Error establishing a database connection
 * This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.
   php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This
   could mean your host’s database server is down.
 *  * Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
    * Are you sure that
   you have typed the correct hostname? * Are you sure that the database server 
   is running?
 * Tell me what I need to do please.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-establishing-connection/#post-1100012)
 * > information in your wp-config.php
 * open up wp-config.php with notepad or bbedit and change necessary info
 *  Thread Starter [MoonDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moondog/)
 * (@moondog)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-establishing-connection/#post-1100015)
 * Yep, just figured that out. Thanks for responding. I’m back up and running.

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## Tags

 * [database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database-connection/)
 * [Database Error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database-error/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [MoonDog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moondog/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-establishing-connection/#post-1100015)
 * Status: not resolved

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