Where do I change database name and password when I have moved to a new host?

By andrewl-1 on 30 Mar 2008 at 22:32 UTC

I have moved my drupal directory to a new host and loaded the database.

However the database name has changed (CPanel host so beyond my control!)

How do I set the database name. username and password?

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Anonymous (not verified) commented 30 March 2008 at 22:50

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add1sun commented 30 March 2008 at 22:51

You can change it in your settings.php file located at /sites/default/settings.php.

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andrewl-1 commented 30 March 2008 at 23:08

Thanks...but the password looks encrypted - how do I set the password?

add1sun commented 31 March 2008 at 00:36

The DB password may look weird if it is randomly generated, but it is still just a plain text string. Just put whatever password your host gave you.

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