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Custom WordPress Database Error Page

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From what i have mentioned before, we can use a program to monitor the WordPress MySQL server, when the server is down, WordPress will auto send an e-mail and write to a text log file in a recorded. Now, WordPress 2.3.2, the latest version of the popular blogging platform allows you to define a custom database error page.

It is very simple. Just follow the following steps and within a few minutes your custom database error page is ready!

First, upload a file named log.txt to the WordPress root directory, chmod it to 666.

Second, Download the file db-error.php and upload it to WordPress content directory(wp-content/db-error.php).

Finally, replace the e-mail address of the code to your own e-mail.

That’s it! From now on this error file will be report the error whenever your WordPress blog has encountered some trouble connecting to the database server.

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6 Responses to “Custom WordPress Database Error Page”

  1. vish on June 4th, 2008 3:57 am

    Nice article. wordpress added some plugins which helps us to modify source codes. But somestimes this database file can give error. In this situation you can use access repair utility to repair database.

    Thanks

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