ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Error while opening database https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:01:13 +0000 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:53:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=78 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Error while opening database : Make sure your header.asp and...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post282.html#282 Author: ProductCart
Subject: 78
Posted: 13-January-2006 at 10:53am

Make sure your header.asp and footer.asp are not the culprit. If you need us to further look into the issue, please open a support ticket.]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:53:04 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post282.html#282 <![CDATA[Error while opening database : Hi, When I have this problem,...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post279.html#279 Author: watercrazed
Subject: 78
Posted: 13-January-2006 at 2:16am

Hi,

When I have this problem, reclying the asp application pool on theserver fixes it.  Some code is leaving database connections openand eventually chokes it I think.
]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:16:30 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post279.html#279 <![CDATA[Error while opening database : From my experience...(I had this...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post207.html#207 Author: amgqmp1
Subject: 78
Posted: 14-December-2005 at 11:54am

From my experience...(I had this problem occur for over a year)...it can be a file-locking issue (if you are using an Access DB).

One thing that every ProductCart Admin using an Access DB should know...is that you really shouldn't perform a normal file copy backup of the Access DB (from my experience).  Standard file copies perform some extra tasks that can interfere with IIS and make the store go kaboom (until IIS or the system are restarted).

For over a year my shop would run a backup script in the middle of the night...and if someone tried to access the store while the file copy was happening...it blew up.  The solution for us was to write a command-line file copy program that perform the most basic of file copies.  Our store hasn't had a single hiccup since I impleneted that 5-6 months ago.

Not sure if any of this is applicable in your case...but, from my experience it's an important caveat to know about when employing any backup schema that might involve the transfer of the Access DB while the store is running.

 

]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:54:35 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post207.html#207 <![CDATA[Error while opening database : The rest of the client&#039;s...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post204.html#204 Author: rheide
Subject: 78
Posted: 13-December-2005 at 6:25pm

The rest of the client's site is running smootly. We are trying to find out if they made any changes to the server that we don't know about.

Sorry for posting here, I'm used to posting things like this in a forum so other people can read/learn and help themselves.

Regardless, I love the new forums. I never liked the old way! :-)

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:25:02 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post204.html#204 <![CDATA[Error while opening database : Please do not use the Forum for...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post203.html#203 Author: ProductCart
Subject: 78
Posted: 13-December-2005 at 6:16pm

Please do not use the Forum for technical support requests. Open a support ticket instead. As for your specific problem: are you sure the server is running properly?

Edited by earlyimp - 13-December-2005 at 6:16pm]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:16:44 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post203.html#203 <![CDATA[Error while opening database : Out of what seems to be nowhere,...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/error-while-opening-database_topic78_post202.html#202 Author: rheide
Subject: 78
Posted: 13-December-2005 at 5:16pm

Out of what seems to be nowhere, one of my client's stores just stopped working. We are getting the "Error while opening database" error.

I have checked the following items:
1. The Path is the same
2. The database is in the same location
3. Downlaoded the db, did a compact and repair, re-uploaded, no go

Any other suggestions?

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