Title: Error with the database connection
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error with the database connection

 *  [AntoineHi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antoinehi/)
 * (@antoinehi)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-the-database-connection/)
 * Hello,
 * Due to a technical problem, I had to clean and to delete all the files of my 
   FTP.
    So now, I want to install WordPress back but as soon as I install it, I
   have this message: “Error establishing a database connection”.
 * In order to solve it, as it mentioned, I add this line “define(‘WP_ALLOW_REPAIR’,
   true);” to my wp-config.php file. But once this line is added to my config and
   I reload this page, nothing changes … It’s still not connected to the database.
 * Additionally, I have:
    – checked the content of my wp-config file – checked all
   my tabs on my PHPmyadmin are optimized
 * Do you have any ideas of how I could save this problem?
    Thanks a lot in advance,
   Antoine

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 *  [neilfarrell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilfarrell/)
 * (@neilfarrell)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-the-database-connection/#post-6305197)
 * Have you got the correct settings to connect to your database in your wp-config
   file? Are you installing from scratch with fresh wordpress files? The wp-config
   file would not have the correct settings to connect to your database
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-the-database-connection/#post-6305200)
 * In nutshell, you’re getting this error because WP is unable to establish a database
   connection. Reason why WP is unable to establish a database connection can vary.
   It could be that your database login credentials are wrong or have been changed.
   It could be that your database server is unresponsive. It could be that your 
   database has been corrupted. Majority of the times this error happens because
   of some sort of server error. Also, there could be other factors as well. To 
   troubleshooting this problem:
    – As [@neilfarrell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilfarrell/)
   suggested, double check your [wp-config.php file settings ](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
   for the database name, database username and database password. – Also check 
   the host name (e.g., “localhost” Vs. something else). This is where most errors
   occur. – Then make sure wp-config.php is in right location. – Then check that
   you don’t need to change the database host from “localhost” to something else.
   You can get that info from your hosting provider. – Check you have actually created
   a database with the same database name as is in your wp-config.php file. – Last,
   but not least, if all that information is correct your database probably has 
   a problem with it. Contact your hosting provider if the database server is offline(
   if the problem suddenly happened), or if they have any other problem at their
   end, or they made any changes to your account, or if there are any limitations/
   restrictions, or if the hosting package is set to Windows and not Linux, etc.–
   There are also many threads on this topic on these forums: [http://wordpress.org/search/Error+establishing+a+database+connection?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/Error+establishing+a+database+connection?forums=1)

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 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-with-the-database-connection/#post-6305200)
 * Status: not resolved

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