# Need help! Error establishing a database connection" **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [August 22, 2019, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/need-help-error-establishing-a-database-connection/13785 "2019-08-22T19:36:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![ben.turner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ben.turner/32/5366_2.png) [@ben.turner](https://community.localwp.com/u/ben.turner)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/need-help-error-establishing-a-database-connection/13785/7 "2019-08-29T22:29:18Z")
Hey @msmichelle – Thanks for uploading those logs. Can you try restarting the VM by going to “Help \> Restart Local Machine”. If that doesn’t work, then follow the steps outlined in this topic to forcefully shut down and restart the VM: - [How can I forcefully restart the Local by Flywheel VM?](https://localbyflywheel.com/community/t/how-can-i-forcefully-restart-the-local-by-flywheel-vm/6388) If that doesn’t work, can you provide an updated version of the Local log, as well as the individual site logs? To get the site logs do this: 1. Right-click on the site in Local and select “Reveal in Finder” 2. Right-click on the folder that says `logs` and compress it into a `zip` file 3 Upload the zip file of those site logs Let me know how restarting the Virtual Machine goes, or if you have any other questions! --- _[View the full topic](https://community.localwp.com/t/need-help-error-establishing-a-database-connection/13785)._