Fix: MariaDB access denied for Ghost production

Davide Del Signore

Symptom
Ghost fails to start due to database access denied errors.

Cause
Incorrect database credentials or insufficient database permissions.

Solution

  1. Verify database username and password.
  2. Ensure the user has access to the correct database.
  3. Restart Ghost after updating credentials.

Verify
Attempt to connect to the database manually.

Expected result:
Ghost connects to the database successfully.

Notes
Double-check environment-specific database settings.

This fix is part of Fix Pack – Ghost behind Nginx.

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