How to Fix an “Establishing a Database Connection” Error in WordPress

Are you seeing the 'Error establishing a database connection' notice on your WordPress website? It is a fatal error that makes your WordPress website inaccessible to the users.

This error occurs when WordPress is unable to connect to the database. A number of things can affect your WordPress database connection which makes it a bit difficult for beginners to troubleshoot.

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