Hi all, help needed please on what i need to do to get my site back, i now get problem with sql database error screen and cannot access any of the site except for ftp and cpanel,

i did not setup the site and cannot get any help from the person who did due you other work commitments, he has all the host details as we pay him for the hosting,

how can i check if it is the host down or a problem with my sql database as the screen says????????

if it is the database is there a test or diagnostics i can run to report back where the exact error is?????????????

i ran a full home backup but did not do anything and it is still the same screen.

nuke 7.4 runnning at www.nissan4x4ownersclub.co.uk

i have pinged the site address and returns no loss at 96nms ??????

don't now what to do now

thanks in advance

shark1e :?:

Check your config.php file, I thimnk you'll find thats the problem

thanks i'm just running another backup i did of the nuke database before, i did alter the config.php question from this newbie is i have more that one config.php and i was trying to take out the setup persons details and changed his name and password etc for mine, in the public html/ config.php and the i think the other was in the root before that, sorry new to all this nuke and php.

Ok well its just the first config.php (under public) that seems to be your problem, the reason your getting that message is because that file cant comunicate with your database, i would say (iam never 100%) your database is ok its just that file needs looking over. Anyway hope you get it :wink:

hi again, ok run back up nuke db,

one thing i noticed in mysql is that the nuke db is called nuke1 and in the config.php the prefix etc is called nuke without the 1 on the end, is this correct or could it be the missing 1 on the end??????????????

how can i check if the config.php is correct ?????????????????

thanks in advance

You cant damage anything so dont worry, just dont delete anything lol

$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuname = " your username ";
$dbpass = " whatever";
$dbname = "if its nuke1 so be it "; ///notting will working if you have nuke entered & that message wont go away
$prefix = "nuke"; /// usually nuke
$user_prefix = "nuke"; ///usually nuke

ok found original config.php with the username i changed, so uploaded it and i'm back on, still need to work out how to remove all trace of installer, i want the only access full stop!!!!! any ideas please


thanks greatly in advance