Hello. <xxxxxxxx> Error establishing a database connection <xxxxxxxx> This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or that contact with the database server at localhost could not be established. This could mean your host’s database server is down. <xxxxxxxx> :(((((((( <xxxxxxxx> everything was working fine <xxxxxxxx> might do a reboot <xxxxxxxx> reboot didn't fix it <xxxxxxxx> u@h:~$ sudo service mysql restart <xxxxxxxx> Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with error code. <xxxxxxxx> why would it just stop working out of the blue <xxxxxxxx> stupid mysql <grifferz> you're probably going to have to read the syslog <xxxxxxxx> I did and it didn't help <grifferz> well it will certainly say why it won't start <xxxxxxxx> Jul 28 15:38:30 cho systemd[1]: mysql.service: Start request repeated too quickly. <xxxxxxxx> Jul 28 15:38:30 cho systemd[1]: mysql.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. <xxxxxxxx> Jul 28 15:38:30 cho systemd[1]: Failed to start MySQL Community Server. <xxxxxxxx> Process: 1637 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mysqld (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) <xxxxxxxx> Error: 28 (No space left on device) <grifferz> is it time for me to again say that monitoring your free disk space is useful in avoiding service outages and that bitfolk can do that for you for free? <xxxxxxxx> yes please 😀