The database server appears to be offline.
 
The database server at mysql appears to be offline.
  1. Be sure the username and password to MySQL is the same as configured in includes/database-config.php
  2. Be aware that MySQL disables password authentication for root user upon installation or update in some systesms. This may happen even for a minor update. Please check the username and password to MySQL is the same as configured in includes/database-config.php
  3. Try to setup/reset the DB to see if that helps
  4. A video is available to help reset MySQL root password
  5. The commands vary by system and version, but may be something similar to the following
    • mysql -u root
    • use mysql;
    • update user set authentication_string=PASSWORD('') where user='root';
    • update user set plugin='mysql_native_password' where user='root';
    • flush privileges;
    • quit;
  6. Check the error message below for more hints
  7. If you think this message is a false-positive, you can opt-out of these warnings below
Error Message
Error: Failed to connect to MySQL database. Failed to execute test query on blogs_table in the MySQL database but we appear to be connected Table 'mutillidae.blogs_table' doesn't exist

First, try to reset the database (ResetDB button on menu)

The blogs table should exist in the mutillidae database if the database configuration is correct. If the system made it this far, the username and password are probably correct. Perhaps the database name is wrong.
 
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