{"id":6915,"date":"2019-12-12T06:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=6915"},"modified":"2025-04-08T07:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:34:37","slug":"how-to-set-a-new-database-user-password","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-set-a-new-database-user-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change a MySQL Database User\u2019s Password in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May it be website software such as WordPress and Drupal, or database management software such as Workbench, they need a database user and the password so that the user can access your database. In case you don\u2019t remember the password for your database user, it is possible to set a new password from inside of cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> Another option to resetting the MySQL password is to find the existing password in your site’s configuration file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Steps to Set a New Password for Your MySQL User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For setting a new password for a MySQL database user:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log into your cPanel account with your username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \"log-into-your-cpanel-account\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    2. Now locate the Databases section and click on MySQL Databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"locate-the-databases-section\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    In the Current Users<\/strong> section, click on Set\/Change Password<\/strong> next to the desired database user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"current-users\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Then enter a new password. Re-enter the new password and click on the Change Password button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note:<\/strong> You can also use the password generator to generate strong passwords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"set-database-user-password\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    Note:<\/strong> You can also use the generate password button to randomly generate a secure password.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    \"successfully-changed-your-password\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Re-Configuring Your Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In case you need to reset the password to fix a website installation, it is important to update the site’s configuration file. After the configuration file is updated to reflect the new password, the site should work as it did earlier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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