Website URL https://kentechx.com Error Message Website URL: https://kentechx.com Hosting account: if0_42532881 Database server: sql303.infinityfree.com Error: mysqli_sql_exception: Connection refused I created the database through VistaPanel and successfully imported it through phpMyAdmin. …

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Thank you. I followed the troubleshooting article and verified the following: The database hostname is exactly sql303.infinityfree.com . I also tested sql303.byetcluster.com . The full database name is if0_42532881_portfolio. The database username is if0_42532881. I copied the hosting account passwo…

[image] Adosibe: Could you please check whether web hosting account if0_42532881 can reach SQL server sql303 internally? This is a community forum. We cannot check that. But of you couldn’t is expect the phpmyadmin to have problems. Remember your sql password and your account password may be…

[image] dan3008: This is a community forum. We cannot check that. But of you couldn’t is expect the phpmyadmin to have problems. Remember your sql password and your account password may be deferent. Make sure you’re cooling the sql password from this page (it’s the database details page) I …

[image] Adosibe: Could this be a problem with SQL303 accepting connections from my hosting volume? Unlikely. If this were the case it’s likely that everyone on sql303 would be experiencing it. And the status page shows no process with the sql server. Can I check where you’re setting the err…

[image] dan3008: And the status page shows no process with the sql server. Please be aware that the status page is partially populated by what I can monitor myself from the outside, and partially based on user reports. Monitoring the database servers remotely is not possible, so I would need …

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