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How to Fix the Error Establishing a Database Connection in WordPress
If your WordPress server works normal for a few days and then shows the error message “Error Establishing a Database Connection” it is most likely due to heavy load to your website that your server could not handle. The extra load could be due to a lot of traffic from an incoming link or it could be a malicious actor attempting to brute force their way into your WordPress installation. If you have control of the server such as on AWS or Digital Ocean you can ssh into the server and restart the machine.