neither i nor anyone else has been able to access my site this morning.

any idea how long this will be going on?

its the usual database error agani

MySQL error!

Error establishing a database connection!

1. Are you sure you have typed the correct user/password?
2. Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
3. Are you sure that the database server is running?


i can get to index directories fine just nothing with a mysql

Could you telll me what is your domain name?
Your site must be up.

www.mysticalkoala.com

i guess technically ites up, but with the database error its effectively down,

It seems to be working mysticalkoala.com.
Could you provide me with link where you got the error?

i got it that error from the main page when i tried to load it
www.mysticalkoala.com

it was like that all morning (untill at least 2pmMST when i left the house)

and this seems to be a recurring problem, and its only with the MySQL data base that i get this error, i had the same one just a few days ago and another probly last weekish there are threads here for each i'm sure. Its actually starting to become an inconvenience.

As I can see site at this domain name is working correctly.
Here is some text from the site:



I saw there only the site's content and there is no any MySQL error displayed.

yes it was up last night and working correctly when i got home

and now as of 8amMST its non responsive when i try to check mail, or access the main page. I know this isnt my imagineation.. =/

when i tried to access an index section .. www.mysticalkoala.com/img it took a while but eventually it showed up. I

and now at 12:30pmMST i get this error


after being notified by people tryin to access the site who are getting the same error.

Could you telll me where you got that error?

i got that error while tryin to access the main page ... @ www.mysticalkoala.com

it seems to be spotty as of late because some times i cant connect to any of the site some times only the MySQL part is down and some times it works just fine.

through it all though the posting error from above is still there.

and now (4:30pmMST) when tryin to go to the forums at

http://mysticalkoala.com/forum/

we get this

My users are saying this his happening at least 2-3 times a day and it eventually works itself out with in an hour or two but the posting error (picture linked above) continues to happen to everyone.


I did put in a ticket about that, but received an email asking what they should do...

I believe that simply means either the host is down, mysql downtime or simply your configuration is wrong.

Other than that, I don't know.

well i can see your main site so that means to me
that the server is up and mysql is up
as your blog requires mysql.

that leaves just the forum.
1) check that the DB exists in phpmysqladmin in your cpanel
2) check the config of the phpBB

Yes, server is ok and mysql is up.
you should check your connection script

everything with that was installed through cpanel. i'm by no means a programmer of anything other than my own VCR. I dont even know what a conncectoin script is.

is there some way to fix this or do we have to start over?

is the database still there?

if so you might be able to save any messages that you had.

If it was me I would try to install phpBB to a new folder
and import the old messages.

May be you last string close connection? Somthing like:
ConnectionName.Close();
Try use benckmark's.

phpBB : Critical Error
Could not connect to the database
Is very populate error for bugly PHPbb , goto offical site.

what i dont under stand is i have another forum that was also instealled throuh cpanel and its not having any problems, i've never changed any of the code since i dont know anything about php code, the most i did was install a skin (the same one on both of them) like a year or two ago.




how does this work ? it seems like the easiest way to fix this, since i know nothing about coding php and i'm not about to go fiddling with it.

wish i could help more
but its not something i could talk you through.

im sure someone who had access to your
account could fix it in no time but support
seems content to smile
and watch you suffer.

ok, Forum A (the broke one) is gone

and forum B is where forum A was

and i cant log in to it using either login/pw combos


i'm going to panic now.

you have used the old database at install time? you are sure you hacve not deleted the old database ?

i havent done anything thats the thing here

the only thing i deleted were my inactive forums (2 of them) and i used cpanel to do it.


and now my main page has been down since yesterday, also with a mysql conncection error.

I suggest going to Invision Power Board or Invision Board, download the PF4 trial and have a good day.

IPB is the best forum software in my opinion.