Change Your Joomla Database Login

This tutorial will show you how to change or verify the database login to your Joomla site. People will sometimes need to do this if:

  • Their site can't access the database
  • They've been hacked and need to make the site more secure

Login to Your Hosting Account

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Access Your Database Area

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Create a New Database User

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Be sure to take a careful note of your password.

Add The New User To Your Database

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Make sure to choose the correct user and the correct database, then click "Add".

Give the New User All Privileges

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Login To Your File Manager

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Open Configuration.php

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This is the file that connects your Joomla files to your database. It needs to have the correct username and password.

Update the User and Password Details

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Scroll down until you see the $user and $password fields. Insert the information you created earlier. Then click "Save" and check the front of your site to ensure everything is working correctly.