Title: WordPress always points to localhost database
Last modified: October 3, 2020

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# WordPress always points to localhost database

 *  [kwilyan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kwilyan/)
 * (@kwilyan)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-always-points-to-localhost-database-2/)
 * I tried to migrate my MySQL installation to a new server. Both new and old servers
   are in the same intranet.
 * Tried many times to change the wp-config.php file to new server but no avail 
   and it always fail with ” we can’t contact the database server at localhost”.
   However, clean new installation works.
 * It seems WordPress is always stuck at “localhost” database no matter what the‘
   DB_HOST’ address are. This also occurs in another existing installations. Please
   help.

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 *  [sebinfernandez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebinfernandez/)
 * (@sebinfernandez)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-always-points-to-localhost-database-2/#post-13491618)
 * Hi
 * Please change the following line in wp-config file
 * **define( ‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’ ); **
    to **define( ‘DB_HOST’, ‘MySQL installed
   computer name’ );**
 * and also try to access with URL like [http://HostedComputerName](http://HostedComputerName)
   instead of [http://localhost](http://localhost)
 * I hope this will works for you : )
    -  This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by [sebinfernandez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebinfernandez/).

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 * Last reply from: [sebinfernandez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sebinfernandez/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-always-points-to-localhost-database-2/#post-13491618)
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