Most of the users must have noticed a different error on their WordPress websites. But from this number of errors, ‘Error establishing a database connection’ is one of the common error faced by many users. This error makes the website inaccessible to the users.
However, the error occurs when a WordPress site is not able to make a connection to a specific database. Just to remind you, a number of things can affect your WordPress database connection which can be a bit tough for a beginner to fix that error.
Now you must be thinking about how to find and fix that error, then no need to worry, we have shared a piece of valuable information on it. Here you can easily find where the actual problem occurs. So without wasting any single time let’s start with our main topic.
How to Find & Fix ‘Error Establishing a Database Connection’ in WordPress?
- Properly check WordPress Database Credentials.
- Check your Database Host Information.
- Try to Repair WordPress Database.
- Please check if your Database Server is Down or not.
Generally, this error is caused by incorrect database information that is provided to your WordPress sites. As we all know, Database is a software which is used to store, organize, and output data into other websites or software. Just to remind you WordPress is known for a content management system, WordPress uses your created database to store all your content and other website data.
However, for connecting a database to your WordPress site, they require proper Database name, Database username, Database Password, and Database server. You can find all this stored information in your “wp-config.php” file of your WordPress theme.
If any of you’re credentials are incorrect from above fields then your WordPress will not connect to your created database then it will show ‘Error establishing a database connection’ error on your screen.
Final Verdict:
We hope this article will help to find and fix the error on your WordPress websites. Do check our article and let us know your feedback in our comment section below.
