Frequently Asked Questions

Unable to select DB?

I get the following error when going to any of the .php pages: “Unable to select database.”

This means there is a problem with your database connection. Open up config.php and carefully re-check your database information. Make sure you have put in the right MySQL username, database name and password, and that you have added the MySQL user to the MySQL database with all permissions. If you are unsure about what your username, etc are, check your domain control panel. In cPanel, there will be a section for MySQL, that will list your MySQL usernames and database names. If you still can’t figure it out, please contact your host and ask them.

If the script used to work just fine, and it suddenly started giving this error without you touching any databases, it means there’s something wrong on your server. The SQL server could be temporarily down. If this problem does not go away, you should contact your host to ask them about this.