Error establishing a database connection

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Error establishing a database connection is a common error message often shown as big bold text on sites (often WordPress, nearly daily across sites) that have experienced a loss of connection between their web server (software) and their database server (software).

Examples

  • Specific example found during another Google search: http://krispysbytes.org/tag/publish-once-syndicate-everywhere/ - page returns

    <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Database Error</title> </head> <body> <h1>Error establishing a database connection</h1> </body> </html>

  • 2019-02-24 Anil Dash in reply to a tweet with WordPress blog permalink:

    😬 wp.lol
    Screenshot with text Error establishing a database connection

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