Unable to connect to your database server using the provided settings. Filename: core/Loader.php Line Number: 346

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Test database, create a new php file in your root

Code:

<?php

$db_conn = mysqli_connect("localhost", "user_name", "password", "database_name");

// Evaluate the connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
    echo mysqli_connect_error();
    exit();
}
else
{
    echo "Successful database connection, happy coding!!!";
}

?>

I use MySQLi with pconnect and it works fine on my system.