Localhost instances in MySQL

Hey guys,

My site has been loading very slowly and often giving up database connection errors. Although it’s hosted on GoDaddy which I know has been reported to have loading issues with WP, I just want to ensure it IS a host issue before making a move to another host.

It was suggested to me that maybe my DB was pointing to the wrong place. As far as I can tell all the URL info is pointing correctly (the site URL is chroniclechamber.com). However, upon doing a search I found several instances of ‘localhost’ in both the ‘wp_options’ and ‘wp_posts’ files. Initially I build the site on my local computer and then uploaded everything to GoDaddy. I thought everything had been changed, but I guess I missed one things.

So, I’ve two questions.

1. Would these local host instances cause slow-loading and DB errors?

2. And if so, can I edit these files to remove the instances of ‘localhost,’ and if I can what should I change it to? (I’m assuming the site’s current URL?)

Any help would be REALLY appreciated and these has been going on for a while and I need to get it fixed.

Cheers,

JoeMD