Error establishing a database connection

  • The plugin activates without problems but when I try to access /wp-content/plugins/plugin-detective/troubleshoot/ the error message “Error establishing a database connection” appears. The database is located on a different server.

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  • Plugin Author croixhaug

    (@croixhaug)

    Hi there, Plugin Detective connects to the database directly (so that it can continue troubleshooting even if the site has a fatal error or white screen). It does this by parsing the wp-config.php file, but I’m guessing there’s something about the formatting or configuration that it’s not reading properly.

    Can you try creating a separate file (in the main/root WP directory, the same one where wp-config.php is now):
    plugin-detective-config.php

    It should contain the database constants/variables like:

    
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', '***' );

/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', '***' );

/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '***' );

/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', '***' );

$table_prefix = 'wp_';

    I believe that should fix the database connection issue and let Plugin Detective run properly

    Thanks,
    Nathan

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