If you’re familiar with installing scripts and such, a database connection error is the easiest error to fix. Because 99% of the time it’s human error.

The problem is, because it is often something simple like wrong password, wrong hostname, wrong user or database name, when you hit a snag that falls into the 1% category, people often treat you like an idiot. Especially on public support forums.

I don’t blame them in some ways because it is such a frequently asked question it can be super frustrating. Besides, people, if you wanna install WordPress and you don’t know how. Get someone to teach you, invest in a little self help guide or RTM (Read the manual).

Anyhow, I wanted to share how to fix this Database Connection Error issue that happens to fall into the 1% category.