Question
Wordpress mysql problem - Error establishing a database connection
- Posted on January 27, 2014
Asked by rhombusone
Hi there,
I’ve recently got the $10/m package and I’ve got two sites running off the server. A static jekyll site, and a wordpress website.
I had both running really nicely, however, this morning I found: Error establishing a database connection when visiting the wordpress site. I ran free -m to see how much memory I had left and I could see there was only like 96mb left.
Can anyone help me figure out how it’d suddenly stop working and drain all the memory, and why, even after a restart I still can’t access the site. What can I do to fix and avoid this problem in the future. Do you recommend a higher package to run a wordpress website?
Thanks in advance
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I did run the mysqld and it worked: <br> <br><code> <br>sudo mysqld <br></code> <br> <br>I’m not so into it – a friend helped me with that.
I have the same problem and tried a number of suggestions, including upgrading to a 1GB droplet, adding a swap file etc… same problem.
I ended up creating an account here , transferred a copy of my site and it cleared up the problem, improved the performance dramatically and provided us with 24/7 support. This is one of those things where you get what you pay for.
i’ve solve the same problem with “rror establishing a database connection” ( Not Enough RAM ) by added Swap, tune SQL, Apache … <br> <br>Read this post for more detail : <br> <br>http://digitaloceanvps.blogspot.com/2014/04/best-configuration-for-512mb-1gb-ram.html