How to change the password for my MySQL database on cPanel

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How to change my MySQL database password on cPanel

Sometimes you need to change the database password. For maintenance or security reasons, or if you are experiencing database connection errors.

In this article we'll take you through the steps involved in changing your database password using cPanel.

How to change my MySQL database password on cPanel

To change your MySQL database password :

1. Connect to the cPanel interface
2. In the "Database" section, click on "MySQL database".

1. Scroll to the bottom of the following page, and click on the "change password" link located to the left of the MySQL user associated with the database.

3. Then click on the "Password Generator" button to generate a password automatically, then on the "Change Password" button to save the changes.

How to find the current database password :

The database password is listed in the configuration file for your software (such as wp-config.php if you have a WordPress site or configuration.php if you have a Joomla site).

These files are located in the "/public_html/" folder, you can use your cPanel file manager to find them.