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Check your database settings. It usually means your database could not
-be opened or accessed.
+be opened or accessed. If the database resides on the same machine, check that
+the database server name is "localhost".
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- 500 Internal Error
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ you are using a Windows server as this has been known to cause problems.
Also check your file permissions. Your website and all contents must generally
be world-readable.
+ It is likely that your web server reported the source of the problem in
+its error log files. Please review these system error logs to determine what
+caused the problem. Often this will need to be resolved with your hosting
+provider or (if self-hosted) your web server configuration.
+
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- 400 and 4xx "File not found" errors
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