Azure website can't connect to the database

Question

I have a Wordpress website hosted on Azure Website. All of a sudden it cannot connect to the database.

http://blog.phowd.com/testdbconnection.php with the code below says "Could not connect: MySQL server has gone away"

<?php
//Modify the hostname, user, password for mysql_connect with the your
//database connection information
$link = mysql_connect('host', 'username', 'pwd');
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo 'Connected successfully';
mysql_close($link);
?>

I went to Azure portal and checked database status and it says Healthy. 0 connections used.

Any suggestions how to fix it?

Answer 1

Hi,

I would also suggest you to check wp-config.php file, here is the link and you can follow the steps from this link and check if it helps:

http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/

Regards,
Azam Khan

Answer 2

Hi,

Check this link,

codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php