Configuration Files for Popular CMS

If you have changed the database access password via the hosting control panel, the site using the database may stop working. To restore the site’s operation, you must specify the new password in the site’s configuration files.

Below is a list of configuration files and the lines containing the database connection settings for popular CMS platforms. The paths are given assuming the CMS is installed in the default root directory (~/your_domain/docs/).

1. Joomla!
2. WordPress
3. 1C-Bitrix
4. Drupal
5. PHPShop
6. UMI.CMS
7. MODX Revolution
8. OpenCart
9. Webasyst
10. Datalife Engine (DLE)
11. Other CMS
 

1. Joomla!

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/configuration.php

Lines:

var $host = 'server_name';
var $user = 'username';
var $db = 'database_name';
var $password = 'password';

2. WordPress

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/wp-config.php

Lines:

define('DB_NAME', 'database_name');
define('DB_USER', 'username');
define('DB_HOST', 'server_name');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');

3. 1C-Bitrix

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/bitrix/php_interface/dbconn.php

Lines:

$DBHost = "server_name";
$DBLogin = "username";
$DBPassword = "password";
$DBName = "database_name";

From version 14 onwards, the connection parameters are also in:

~/your_domain/docs/bitrix/.settings.

Lines:

'host' => 'server_name',
'database' => 'database_name',
'login' => 'username',
'password' => 'password',

4. Drupal

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/sites/default/settings.php

Line:

$db_url = 'mysql://username:password@server_name/database_name';

5. PHPShop

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/phpshop/inc/config.ini

Lines:

host = "server_name";
user_db = "username";
pass_db = "password";
dbase = "database_name";

6. UMI.CMS

Since version 2.8.x, database connection parameters are stored in:

~/your_domain/docs/config.ini

Lines:

ore.host = "server_name”
core.login = "username”
core.password = "password”
core.dbname = "database_name” 

7. MODX Revolution

By default, the database connection parameters are in:

~/your_domain/docs/core/config/config.inc.php

Lines:

$database_server = 'server_name';
$database_user = 'username';
$database_password = 'password';
$dbase = 'database_name';
$database_dsn = 'mysql:host=server_name;dbname=database_name';

8. OpenCart

Database connection parameters are specified in two files:

~/your_domain/docs/config.php
~/your_domain/docs/admin/config.php~/your_domain/docs/wp-config.php/p>

Lines:

define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'server_name');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'username');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'database_name');

9. Webasyst

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/wa-config/db.php

Lines:

'host' => 'server_name',
'port' => false,
'user' => 'username',
'password' => 'password',
'database' => 'database_name',
'type' => 'mysql',

10. Datalife Engine (DLE)

The file in which the connection parameters are specified:

~/your_domain/docs/engine/data/dbconfig.php

Lines:

define ("DBHOST", "server_name");
define ("DBNAME", "database_name");
define ("DBUSER", "username");
define ("DBPASS", "password");

11. Other CMS

If your CMS is not listed here, check the CMS documentation or contact the site developer for information about its configuration files.  In most cases, you can also find the configuration files by connecting to the hosting server via SSH and running:

grep -R -l "login.mysql" your_domain/docs

This will output a list of files containing the database server name login.mysql. Most often, the other parameters (username, password, database name) are in the same file as the server name.