How to update your wp-config.php file with a new database password?
WordPress is an open-source content management system. It is more popular due to versatility and the community contribution towards wordpress to make it a multipurpose platform. In some cases, WordPress might get affected by malicious code/plugin leading to a whole cPanel compromise; in that case, we always recommend removing the affected plugins, themes and the files related to the event of compromise along with changing database password. Learn, How to update your wp-config.php file with a new database password?
Using cPanel
1. Log in to cPanel using Username & Password. i.e; (https://yourdomain.com:2083 or https://yourdomain.com/cpanel)
2. Navigate and open Files → File Manager.
3. Next, navigate to WordPress installation directory. In our case that is public_html/wp.
4. Righ–click on wp-config.php → Click on Edit.
5. Enter the new database password in DB_PASSWORD (as shown in the image) → Click on Save Changes,
Congratulations! You have successfully updated the new database password for the WordPress website.
Using DirectAdmin
1. First, to login into DirectAdmin control panel visit,
https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222.
2. Navigate to System Info & Files → File Manager.
3. Next, navigate to WordPress installation directory. In our case that is public_html.
4. Select wp-config.php → Click on Edit.
5. Enter the new database password in DB_PASSWORD (as shown in the image) → Click on Save.
Congratulations! You have successfully updated the new database password for the WordPress website.
Conclusion
Now that we’ve gone over how to update your wp-config.php file with a new database password in the event of website compromise. We have covered both control panels (cPanel & DirectAdmin) with step-by-step instructions to update the password in the wp-config.php file.
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