{"id":4548,"date":"2018-01-02T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=4548"},"modified":"2024-06-21T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:32:10","password":"","slug":"updating-wordpress-database-configuration-settings","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/updating-wordpress-database-configuration-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating WordPress Database Configuration Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updating WordPress Database Configuration Settings<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When changes in WordPress are done such as migrating WordPress to a live site or importing the database to a certain folder, database errors may occur. This error is as a result of WordPress being unable to connect\/lias with the specified database and the wp-config.php settings being incorrect. These differences between the actual database and the previous database trigger a pop up that shows\u201derror establishing a database connection’.<\/p>\n

Therefore to avoid this, the correct MySQL database settings should be determined and wp-config.php files updated before any change is done.<\/p>\n

Below we will determine how to update the wp.config.php file as well as determining your MySQL.<\/p>\n

How to determine MySQL<\/p>\n