This concerns abel-formation.com The error message on the website is “error connecting to the database” and in Wordpress I get “The MySQL Database could not be selected”. This is a Wordpress site being transferred from OVH using a backup and FileZilla. The site has been uploaded into the htdocs fi…

[image] anon60587311: Any solutions? Did you add a MX record?

Hello KangJL, no I didn’t. Do I use the MX record found on OVH and add it to Infinity?

Yes, only if you are using Infinity nameservers…

Just added 4 MX records from OVH to Custom MX records on Infinity.

My hosting with OVH ends 1st July. If I change the nameservers to Infinty nameservers on OVH before that date, will that create some sort of conflict? If not, I’ll change the nameservers now.

You can proceed with the migration perhaps around 5 days before expiry. Expect some downtime though. Remember to put up some maintenance/migration notice on the old host while migrating.

Thanks KangJL for your great advice. Much appreciated :smile:

Hello, sorry to come back to this. I have to set up the site now. I have a custom domain abel-formation.com . Each time I install Wordpress, I get the same error: can’t connect to the database. Wordpress creates a database and names it. It creates it’s own DB user, DB password and DB host in wp_conf…

No issue when see from the front [IMG_1124] If you can’t connect to the db,try go to Softaculous > Installations and click on the orange pencil icon at the right of Wordpress to modify the installation.At there you can change the db credentials. You can also try to seek for whether there’re opti…

Hello Frank419, Thanks for your suggestions. I still have the same problem. Here is what I did and did not do: Installations : I’ve changed the db credentials: db user, password & host. Still the same problem after. wp-admin : I opened the file in File Manager. I couldn’t see a php file listed as…

Wordpress and website can't connect to SQL Database

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