Title: Error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Error

 *  [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * (@julienne)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-6/)
 * I newly installed WP only this week, Just got on with the design then..database
   error.
 * Something changed my config file..what? I am waiting to dl afresh as I had to
   uninstall as I know nothing about this file and how to edit.
 * What should I do if this occurs with any new future installs please?
    Thank J

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-6/#post-469826)
 * How to edit:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 * I don’t think anything has been changed in the wp-config file, if you didn’t 
   touch it. More likely it’s a mysql server problem.
 * What exactly did you have to uninstall and download? Not clear…
 *  Thread Starter [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * (@julienne)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-6/#post-469854)
 * >>what exactly did you have to uninstall and download? Not clear…
 * Hya Moshu,
 * I uninstalled the WP due to the error. Sometime this week i’ll think about installing
   again a new WP. I wondered what steps to take should I get the same error again.
   
   Thanks J
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-6/#post-469889)
 * If you get the cannot connect to the database… error, the cause might be:
    1.
   your put the wrong data in the wp-config file 2. your host is bad
 * If it worked once and AFTER that starts to disconnect from the database – find
   a decent host.
    If never worked – check your config file.
 * EDIT. No need for re-install in either cases.

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