Title: database not recognised
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# database not recognised

 *  [maggiechambers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggiechambers/)
 * (@maggiechambers)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-not-recognised/)
 * My website vinegarbrownpaper.com is getting error establishing a database.
    I’ve
   checked all the user names & passwords & they’re OK. It seems the database ‘wrd_3ecegog6ff’
   doesn’t exist. My host FatCow can’t find it in its server & WP have asked if 
   it exists.
 * Until I came to try & fix this, I’d never heard of wrd_3ecegog6ff database before,
   so I don’t know where it comes from.
    The website was fine for a few years and
   then suddenly I couldnt access it a couple of months ago – and still can’t.
 * Can anyone offer any gratefully receieved suggestions?
 * Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-not-recognised/#post-5036832)
 * This sounds like a server/hosts issue – not a WordPress one. If your hosts cannot
   locate your database and you do not have a recent database backup, I’m afraid
   your site is gone. 🙁
 *  Thread Starter [maggiechambers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggiechambers/)
 * (@maggiechambers)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-not-recognised/#post-5036839)
 * eek. Thanks anyway esmi.

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 * Last reply from: [maggiechambers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggiechambers/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-not-recognised/#post-5036839)
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