Title: typical Dotster install database error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# typical Dotster install database error

 *  [dalefan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dalefan/)
 * (@dalefan)
 * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typical-dotster-install-database-error/)
 * I am experiencing the typical Dotster database connection error. I have tried
   all the typical trouble shooting that is mentioned in this forum. I contacted
   Dotster and they confirmed my local host address.
 * You mention that the string should look like this ‘dbXXint.dotsterhost.com’ the
   string I get does not start with db rather it is listed like this. ‘mssqlXXXint.
   dotsterhost.com’ Could this possibly be the problem.
 * This is my first install. I’d love to get this running but I’m about ready to
   throw in the towel.
    Thanx Jy

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 *  [ibdreamy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ibdreamy/)
 * (@ibdreamy)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typical-dotster-install-database-error/#post-736761)
 * Did you ever get this figured out?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/typical-dotster-install-database-error/#post-736763)
 * dalefan’s problem looks like he/she is using MSSQL and WordPress requires MySQL.
 * dbXXint.dotsterhost.com looks like a reasonable internal database host. Either
   using [phpMyAdmin](http://codex.wordpress.org/phpMyAdmin) or ask your host if
   you can’t find the correct DB_HOST value.

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