could not open a connection to sql server

Error: 40 – could not open a connection to sql server

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In this SQL Server tutorial, we will learn how to resolve the “provider: named pipes provider, error: 40 – could not open a connection to sql server” error. So, in this tutorial, we will discuss the root cause of this error and will also discuss how to solve the error, could not open a connection to sql … Read more >>