# Error establishing a database connection

**URL:** <https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295>\
**Category:** Hosting Support\
**Created:** [September 14, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295 "2021-09-14T12:23:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![anon65103914](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon65103914/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon65103914](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon65103914)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295/44 "2021-09-15T11:30:43Z")

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as you suggested give it some time its been more than a day. But issue is still there?

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**Author:** ![anon65103914](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon65103914/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon65103914](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon65103914)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295/45 "2021-09-15T11:42:58Z")

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i just went to uninstall wordpress and i saw the host name is different to the one that i have changed in wp-config.php file.  
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**Author:** ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295/46 "2021-09-15T12:05:25Z")

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It’s an ongoing issue. Patients is needed.

> [@\[SOLVED\] Database Issues](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/database-issues/51410):
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> It appears there are currently issues with the database servers for many accounts. Many people are reporting issues with being unable to connect to the databases from PHP, and no databases being listed in the control panel. These issues occurred as a complication when adding additional server capacity to the database system. iFastNet is hard at work to get this resolved, and the expectation is that this issue will be resolved by the end of the day. Almost all databases will be brought back onl…

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**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-establishing-a-database-connection/51295/47 "2021-09-15T12:17:33Z")

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