Title: Network timeout and database connection probems
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Network timeout and database connection probems

 *  Resolved [infinityvers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infinityvers/)
 * (@infinityvers)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/)
 * Hi,
 * I have had WordPress installed for more than a half year and I’m beginning to
   get problems for the last few weeks. I get either network timeout or ‘Could not
   establish database connection’ or something like that. I had 2.5.1 installed 
   when it began, this week I installed 2.6 and it has not changed.
 * My site is on a shared server with about 505 sites, I also have a forum on the
   same server and the same thing happens with that site at the same time. When 
   this problem started even the cPanel front page displayed some kind of MySQL 
   error in the side panel. I did take contact with my host and the answer was that
   I had plugins and custom theme.
 * I’m using plugins that I installed long before this problem started.
 * When this started I was using a theme installed week before, now I’m using the
   old theme I had all last winter.
 * I’m asking if you have any ideas which could help?

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 *  [noname1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greyisgood/)
 * (@greyisgood)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-813860)
 * prob too much traffic on your server. heavy theme?
 *  Thread Starter [infinityvers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/infinityvers/)
 * (@infinityvers)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-813864)
 * The theme takes about 65KB.
 *  [hepaestus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hepaestus/)
 * (@hepaestus)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-814217)
 * I am having timeout issues as well with versions 2.6.0 and 2.6.2. Mostly I get
   timeouts while trying to perform admin functions.
 * Pete.
 *  [ykruger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ykruger1/)
 * (@ykruger1)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-814299)
 * Hi,
 * I’m having this problem too. It happens when I update my WordPress settings. 
   I see that the topic is solved, but what is the solution?
    Thanks!
 * Yvon
 *  [timbeaux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbeaux/)
 * (@timbeaux)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-814302)
 * What was the solution to this problem?
 * Tim

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [timbeaux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbeaux/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-timeout-and-database-connection-probems/#post-814302)
 * Status: resolved

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