{"id":15283,"date":"2023-05-31T05:26:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T05:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/?p=15283"},"modified":"2023-10-04T11:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T11:19:31","slug":"godaddy-error-establishing-database-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/godaddy-error-establishing-database-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fix GoDaddy Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

If your GoDaddy<\/a> website is showing the \u201cError establishing a database connection\u201d instead of your home page, don\u2019t panic. <\/p>\n\n\n

\n \n\n

This can be due to your database server being down or corrupted, or you entered the wrong login credentials. Fortunately, this error can easily be fixed by checking the connection, changing the URL, rebooting the server, testing login credentials, or checking WordPress login settings. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Why are you getting the \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d message? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d message can appear for several reasons. Luckily, none of them are severe and can be fixed easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, it needs to be addressed for your website to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The database server is down <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If there are some technical issues on the server, or your server is facing high traffic at the moment, your GoDaddy website<\/a> will show the \u201cError establishing a database connection\u201d message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your WordPress database is corrupt <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another reason the message appears is that your WordPress database may be corrupt. This may mean that your WordPress plugins<\/a> are failing, some content is missing, or some fails are corrupted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You entered the wrong database login credentials <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another easily-fixable reason for the error message to appear can be the wrong database login credentials. Check if you\u2019ve entered different login credentials in the PHP files and MySQL database<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five ways to fix GoDaddy \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d in WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>

  1. Check your connection with the hosting provider\u00a0<\/strong>

    Many hosting providers<\/a> limit the number of connections allowed on their servers at once. If you\u2019re on shared hosts, this can be a common occurrence. Use a caching plugin to reduce the database interactions on your GoDaddy website<\/a>.<\/p> <\/li>

  2. Update your WP website URL\u00a0<\/strong>

    To fix the error message, go to the WordPress admin<\/a> section, click \u201cSettings,\u201d then \u201cGeneral.\u201d You can check and update your WordPress website URL, which should fix the error.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li>

  3. Reboot your server\u00a0<\/strong>

    If your GoDaddy website shows the \u201cError establishing a database connection\u201d message, another way to fix it is by rebooting your server. Rebooting can be done on the VPS server<\/a>, not on the cPanel server.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li>

  4. Test current login credentials\u00a0<\/strong>

    To test your current login credentials, you can use a built-in function of WordPress. The function most WordPress users use is \u201cis_user_logged_in().\u201d This test function will give you a True or False answer to the given command.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li>

  5. Check wp-config login settings\u00a0<\/strong>

    Another way to fix the error message is to check the wp-config.php file in WordPress<\/a>. This file includes the configuration details of your GoDaddy website, and you can check the login settings.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you can\u2019t open the home page of your GoDaddy<\/a> website, you\u2019re probably presented with the \u201cError establishing a database connection\u201d message. This error can happen for various reasons, such as the database server being down, the WordPress database being corrupted, the wrong database login credentials, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Fortunately, this can be easily fixed by checking the connection with the hosting provider, updating the WordPress URL, rebooting the server, testing the login credentials, or checking wp-config login settings.<\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If your GoDaddy website is showing the \u201cError establishing a database connection\u201d instead of your home page, don\u2019t panic.  Why are you getting the \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d message?  The \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d message can appear for several reasons. Luckily, none of them are severe and can be fixed easily.  (Image source) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":4,"featured_media":16105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGoDaddy Error Establishing a Database Connection - 5 Easy Fixes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out the reasons and solutions for the GoDaddy \u201cerror establishing a database connection\u201d message in WordPress with our easy 2023 guide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/firstsiteguide.com\/godaddy-error-establishing-database-connection\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GoDaddy Error Establishing a Database Connection - 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