Re: Error: Database connection failed. It is possible that the database is overloaded or otherwise not running properly by Visvanath Ratnaweera - Monday, 4 June 2018, 11:30 PM Number of replies: 0 No errors with this? $ mysql -u moodle_db_user -p [password] mysql> use moodle_db; As Howard mentioned 'ALL PRIVILEGES ON * . *' is unnecessary. (The blanks around the dot are typos, right?) Average of ratings: - Permalink Show parent Reply