How do I fix the error 'Named Pipes Provider, error 40 - Could not open a connection to' SQL Server'?

Question

I can\'t seem to connect to my database from a site. I get this error:

Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server

Answer 1

Try the following steps:

1. Open Services window (open "run box" and type services.msc).

2. Looking for SQL services (with SQL prefix).

3. Start them (if cannot start. Goto step 4).

4. Right_click to each service -> Properties -> Change to tab "Log on"-> choise log on as "Local ..." -> 0K. Then start SQL services again.

Try Open SQL and connect database.