Create a Custom Database Connection Error Page

By WordPress Modder | Published: March 10, 2008

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Two days ago I visited a website and was presented with the standard WordPress database connection error page similar to this one.

WordPress database connection error

As an avid WordPress user, that is definitely something I don’t  want my visitors to see when I lose my database connection. Karma must be at work, because tonight I was checking my email and received the latest post from Joost de Valk’s SEO BLOG and the subject was exactly this.

Joost provides some great information on how to modify the database error page to display want you want your visitors to see, and goes even further with extending the functionality of this page modification so the site owner receives an email to let them know something has gone awry. You can learn more by visiting Joost’s site here.

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5 Comments

  1. Joost de Valk
    Posted March 11, 2008 at 1:04 am | Permalink

    Glad you like it :)

    Joost de Valk’s last blog post..Custom WordPress database error pages

  2. vince
    Posted July 28, 2008 at 7:03 pm | Permalink

    Hi! I found this information very useful. Even I don’t have any problem (yet) with my blog. Is nice to have something to see if there exist something wrong. Good job. Keep it up ;)

    vinces last blog post..Decizia de a emigra in Canada (II)

  3. Custom T-Shirts
    Posted August 26, 2008 at 3:16 pm | Permalink

    Nice little trick. Of course ideally, the end user will never see that page ;)

  4. Personalised Gifts
    Posted October 23, 2008 at 12:03 am | Permalink

    Very useful information for wordpress blogs..

    Webmaster
    Personalised Gifts Blog

  5. Horseracing Australia
    Posted March 19, 2009 at 7:31 am | Permalink

    Way to go Joost thx ;)

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