{"id":5797,"date":"2022-01-19T16:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T22:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2026-01-23T06:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:34:21","slug":"how-to-update-your-wp-config-php-file-with-a-new-database-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-update-your-wp-config-php-file-with-a-new-database-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update your wp-config.php file with a new database password?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-update-your-wp-config-php-file-with-a-new-database-password\/#using_cpanel\" >Using cPanel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-update-your-wp-config-php-file-with-a-new-database-password\/#using_directadmin\" >Using DirectAdmin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-update-your-wp-config-php-file-with-a-new-database-password\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"using_cpanel\"><\/span>Using cPanel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to cPanel using&nbsp;<strong>Username&nbsp;<\/strong>&amp;&nbsp;<strong>Password<\/strong>.&nbsp;i.e;&nbsp;<em>(https:\/\/yourdomain.com:2083 or https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/cpanel)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Login-to-cpanel-using-user-and-password.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2388\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate and open&nbsp;<strong>Files \u2192 File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel.jpg 1435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Next, <strong>navigate<\/strong> to <strong>WordPress<\/strong> <strong>installation<\/strong> <strong>directory<\/strong>. In our case that is <strong>public_html\/wp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-wordpress-root-directory-949x1024.jpg\" alt=\"navigate to wordpress root directory\" class=\"wp-image-5800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-wordpress-root-directory-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-wordpress-root-directory-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-wordpress-root-directory-768x829.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/navigate-to-wordpress-root-directory.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Righ<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>click<\/strong> on <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> <strong>\u2192<\/strong> <strong>Click<\/strong> on <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/edit-wp-config-cpanel-1024x607.jpg\" alt=\"edit wp-config cpanel\" class=\"wp-image-5798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/edit-wp-config-cpanel-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/edit-wp-config-cpanel-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/edit-wp-config-cpanel-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/edit-wp-config-cpanel.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Enter<\/strong> the <strong>new<\/strong> <strong>database<\/strong> <strong>password<\/strong> in <strong>DB_PASSWORD<\/strong> (as shown in the image) <strong>\u2192<\/strong> <strong>Click<\/strong> on <strong>Save<\/strong> <strong>Changes<\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"how to change wordpress database password in cpanel wp-config\" class=\"wp-image-5799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-in-cpanel-wp-config.jpg 1562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! You have successfully updated the new database password for the WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"using_directadmin\"><\/span>Using DirectAdmin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. First, to login into DirectAdmin control panel visit,<strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/your-domain.com:2222<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/IP-address:2222<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>https:\/\/server-hostname:2222<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"login-into-directadmin\" class=\"wp-image-2985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-into-directadmin.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>System Info &amp; Files<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2192&nbsp;<strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin\" class=\"wp-image-3400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/navigate-to-file-manager-directadmin.jpg 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Next, navigate to WordPress installation directory. In our case that is <strong>public_html<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-install-directory-directadmin-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"wordpress install directory directadmin\" class=\"wp-image-5804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-install-directory-directadmin-1024x752.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-install-directory-directadmin-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-install-directory-directadmin-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wordpress-install-directory-directadmin.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Select <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong> <strong>\u2192<\/strong> <strong>Click<\/strong> on <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"select wp-config file click on edit\" class=\"wp-image-5803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1-1024x510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1-1536x765.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/select-wp-config-file-click-on-edit-1.jpg 1677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Enter<\/strong> the <strong>new<\/strong> <strong>database<\/strong> <strong>password<\/strong> in <strong>DB_PASSWORD<\/strong> (as shown in the image) <strong>\u2192<\/strong> <strong>Click<\/strong> on <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-directadmin-wpconfig-1024x524.jpg\" alt=\"how to change wordpress database password directadmin wpconfig\" class=\"wp-image-5801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-directadmin-wpconfig-1024x524.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-directadmin-wpconfig-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-directadmin-wpconfig-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/how-to-change-wordpress-database-password-directadmin-wpconfig.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations! You have successfully updated the new database password for the WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve 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 &amp; DirectAdmin) with step-by-step instructions to update the password in the wp-config.php file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team ready to help you with requests such as adding new password protected directories; should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best webhosting experience? Well, why not? Check with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/contact\">our Sales team<\/a>&nbsp;to see what can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/\">KnownHost<\/a>&nbsp;do for you in improving your webhosting experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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