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Reputation: 15

WordPress Connection String

I have tasked with a job to update a wordpress site but I do not seem to be able to find the Username and password to log into the database. The wp-config.php is not there all I can see is the wp-config-sample.php I have checked to see if there are any hidden files.

Is there a particular word that I could search for to easily find the connection string in a php file? I am using search in file function in notpad++

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5189

Answers (1)

ganchito55
ganchito55

Reputation: 3607

As you can find in the documentation, the following strings are used to define the database connection:

/** The name of the database for WordPress */

define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );

/** MySQL database username */

define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );

/** MySQL database password */

define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );

/** MySQL hostname */

define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );

I hope this can help you.

Upvotes: 1

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