{"id":7634,"date":"2020-06-06T11:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T11:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=7634"},"modified":"2020-06-06T11:21:43","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T11:21:43","slug":"where-is-my-wordpress-configuration-file-is-stored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/where-is-my-wordpress-configuration-file-is-stored\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is my WordPress configuration file is stored?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is responsible to store your database information in a file that is known as <strong>wp-config.php<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This configuration file is located in the <strong>document root directory<\/strong> of your domain name.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you install WordPress on your primary domain then the <strong><em>wp-config.php<\/em><\/strong> file gets located in the <strong><em>public_html<\/em><\/strong> directory of your hosting account.<\/p>\n<p>It allows you to view and edit the file using File Manager in cPanel or using FTP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-determine-the-wordpress-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to determine the WordPress version.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-can-i-build-a-wordpress-website-using-the-server-url-of-my-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to build a WordPress website using the server URL of my account.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is responsible to store your database information in a file that is known as wp-config.php. 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