[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11570: Change Default Database Error Page

Wed Dec 23 03:41:19 UTC 2009

#11570: Change Default Database Error Page
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 Reporter:  GuruXL        |       Owner:  ryan                
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new                 
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:  2.9.1               
Component:  Database      |     Version:  2.9                 
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:  dbase,database,error
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 As a dynamic blogging system, WordPress consists of PHP files (the WP
 core) that interact with a MySQL database to generate the web pages for
 your website. When everything is working properly, this dynamic
 interaction keeps WordPress humming along like a champ, but when your
 database crashes, WordPress can’t operate and will deliver the following
 message to your visitors:

 Error establishing a database connection

 I think it’s safe to say that the default database error message:

     * is ugly
     * is useless to visitors
     * is useless to site admins
     * reveals sensitive information

 A default message should be generated that gives information that the site
 is down and doesn't reveal information.

 {{{
 <?php // custom WordPress database error page tutorial @ digwp.com

         header('HTTP/1.1 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable');
         header('Status: 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable');
         header('Retry-After: 3600'); // 1 hour = 3600 seconds
         mail("webmaster at domain.com", "Database Error", "There is a problem
 with teh database!", "From: Montgomery Scott");

 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE HTML>
 <html dir="ltr" lang="en-US">
         <head>
                 <title>503 Service Temporarily Unavailable</title>
                 <style type="text/css">
                         h1, p {
                                 font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
                                 font-size: 24px;
                                 color: #333;
                                 }
                         p {
                                 font-size: 14px;
                                 }
                 </style>
         </head>
         <body>
                 <h1>Captain, the ship can&rsquo;t take much more of
 this!</h1>
                 <p>Perishable Press is currently experiencing technical
 issues &mdash; Please check back soon!</p>
         </body>
 </html>
 }}}

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