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WordPress

Patrick Tapsoba
Patrick Tapsoba
668 Points
Posted by Patrick Tapsoba
Patrick Tapsoba
668 Points

Is there a way to reset my database connections and start friesh??I get the error "error connecting to the database"

I followed the steps from the videos and tried to install manually wordpress. Establishing the connection with Filezilla, I think i may have entered the wrong credentials at first. So i deleted the databases I had created in the control panel. Now i feel like my website is still set to the first database I had created. So is there a way to delete all these settings and start the install??Please help

1 Answer

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,868 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,868 Points

Hi Patrick,

If you would like to change what you have previously entered to point to a different database you can do so via wp_config.php. The Codex entry will give sample code.

If you aren't sure of the details and would like to start over you can simply remove the files and repeat the steps with a new install. Just make sure you are 100% sure you have any code that you need backed up beforehand.

Hope that helps

-Rich