What are the potential causes of the error message mentioned in the forum thread related to PHP and Postnuke?

The error message mentioned in the forum thread related to PHP and Postnuke could be caused by a missing or incorrect database connection configuration. To solve this issue, you need to check the database connection settings in your Postnuke configuration file and ensure they are correct.

// Check database connection settings in Postnuke configuration file
// Make sure the database host, username, password, and database name are correct

$db_host = "localhost";
$db_user = "username";
$db_pass = "password";
$db_name = "database_name";

$connection = mysqli_connect($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_name);

if (!$connection) {
    die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}