The invention discloses a business processing method and equipment used when a database goes wrong. The business processing method comprises the following steps: whether a master database goes wrong or not is judged when a business processing server receives a business request; if the master database goes wrong, the business processing server sets a non-completely processed mark for the business request, processes the business request via data saved in a standby database at present, and prompts the information about successful business processing after the business is successfully processed; and when the fault of the master database is recovered or data saved in the master database are all backed up to the standby database, and the business request has the non-completely processed mark, the business processing server utilizes the data saved in the master database at present or the data saved in the standby database at present again to process the business request having the non-completely processed mark. According to the embodiment of the invention, business interruption can be avoided, and user experience can be improved.