Cannot connect to MySQL database

[abelonger]

I can't seem to connect to my MySQL database. I have made no changes to the database settings in a couple of months, so I am curious if there is an outage of some sort.

 

[Gouri]

I can't seem to connect to my MySQL database. I have made no changes to the database settings in a couple of months, so I am curious if there is an outage of some sort.

First of all confirm that you are using the localhost as your DBHost in your wp-config.php

Then

goto mysql databases in your Cpanel and

drop user(Don't delete user or database) then
re assign the user to database by giving all privileges

Then check the site.

 

[abelonger]

Yup, always have been using localhost. And your drop/readd of the user to the DB seemed to do the trick. I will have to remember that - thanks!