Title: WordPress Install on SQL Server – Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress Install on SQL Server – Error

 *  [Karthik Linga](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karthikseo/)
 * (@karthikseo)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-on-sql-server-error/)
 * I am trying install word press to my new website on by using SQL Server Database..
 * For that i have follow the guidelines from here: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-database-abstraction/installation/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-database-abstraction/installation/)
 * by the way i have downloaded the file and i have done from the guidelines above
   URL.. After i try to install the word press by using the database details.. Still
   i have below mentioned Error’s
 * “**Error establishing a database connection**
 * This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.
   php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at 175.41.135.182.
   This could mean your host’s database server is down.
 *  Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
    Are you sure that 
   you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is
   running?
 * If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host.
   If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.”
 * Please suggestion to do some things to change in Server configuration..
 * I am using
    Windows Server 2008 R2 PHP 5.3.13
 * Please, i am waiting for your positive from everybody…
 * Thanks
    KArthik

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-on-sql-server-error/#post-3445465)
 * Error connecting to your database is common, but it isn’t necessarily a problem
   with wordpress itself.
 * – double check your wp-config.php file settings for the database name, database
   username and database password. This is where most errors occur.
    -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, and you may need to contact your hosting provider if the
   database server is online / if they have any other problem at their end, or they
   made any changes to your account, or if there are any limitations/restrictions,
   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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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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