{"id":5362,"date":"2021-05-02T18:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=5362"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:24:41","slug":"how-to-find-your-wordpress-database","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-find-your-wordpress-database\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find The Name Of Your WordPress Database"},"content":{"rendered":"

Depending on the method you use when you install WordPress, you may or may not have set a custom database name. And sometimes, particularly when working with developers, you’ll need to locate the name of your database.<\/p>\n

Not to worry, we’ll cover how to do that in this Knowledgebase Article.<\/p>\n

How To Find The Name Of Your WordPress Database<\/h2>\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Login to your cPanel. There are a lot of ways to do this, but the sure-fire easiest way is to login to your Client Area<\/a>, then open your cPanel.<\/p>\n

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Step 2: In your cPanel, look for the Files section (at the top) and open the File Manager.<\/p>\n

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Step 3: Navigate to your public_html folder, then find the folder in which your WordPress site is installed. In this case, it’s installed in a folder called kb2 in my public_html folder.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Then:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Once you’re in the folder\/directory in which WordPress is installed<\/a>, you should see the listing of files that go along with a WordPress installation, like this:<\/p>\n

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Step 4: You want to open the file called wp-config.php<\/code> in the File Manager. To do this, select the wp-config.php file, then click Edit from the row of options at the top.<\/p>\n

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Step 5: After clicking Edit, a new window will open where you will see a lot of text. This is the configuration file for your WordPress site, so be sure not to make any changes. If you read through the file, look for this section:<\/p>\n

\/\/ ** MySQL Settings - You can get this info from your web host ** \/\/<\/pre>\n
On line 23 you will see the name of the database being used for your WordPress installation:<\/p>\n
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And that’s how you discover the name of the database running your WordPress site!<\/p>\n
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