{"id":3907,"date":"2024-06-28T11:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:48:08","slug":"change-database-password-on-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/change-database-password-on-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-step tutorial to update database passwords in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45c803a7b34cc87123f3a4046beee8a9\">Adopting a regular practice of changing database password is essential for maintaining strong security measures and safeguarding your data from unauthorized access.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7d4dec8731996e3b96190ead33b6531e\">To change a database&#8217;s password on cPanel, you can follow these steps:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d9ec3850239c5baeb0e03ec7fd948091\">1. Log in to your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/manage2.cpanel.net\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">cPanel account<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c62f1a30ac2e1bd8d9ec9eb79696300\">2. In the &#8220;<strong><a style=\"color:#7a00df;\" href=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/cpanel\/create-database-and-database-user-cpanel\/\">Databases<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; section, click on &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MySQL Databases<\/mark><\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad67d5ed3a3ff1376c6cefec3d9f1f78\">3. On the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MySQL Databases<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; page, locate the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Current Databases<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; section below. Find the database you want to update the password for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce8ca0766e7ca9749cf416e5b8d1be6e\">4. In the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Current users<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; column, click on the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Change Password<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; option for the respective database.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-42.png\" alt=\"Change Database Password | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-3909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-42.png 875w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-42-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-42-768x181.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f2842fc9eb06fd4390a59983430c3982\">5. A new page will open where you can enter the new password.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9881fb0e23edebc37d57ecdf4779bc41\">6. Type your new password in the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">New Password<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; box.  Pick a tough password to keep your information safe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-41.png\" alt=\"Set MySQL User Password | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-41.png 876w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-41-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-41-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8a70322f81926b20a2561bfcbb8748d1\">7. Type it in once, then repeat it exactly in the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Password (Again)<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a0809b615a8fcfee78691f7bf71116f\">8. Click the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Change Password<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; button to save the new password.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86891e9a4daf63795475a1df33f49d1d\">9. cPanel will update the password for the databases. You can now use the new password to access and manage the database.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e61dfd7a6af5d35a1b419316625a2632\">10. After changing the database&#8217;s password, you may also need to update the configuration files or scripts that connect to the database, ensuring they use the updated password for successful databases connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-166ce5dbbaf8730ecfcb93a82f4980f5\">Please note that changing the database passwords may require updating the connection details in your scripts or applications, so make sure to review and modify any necessary configurations accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e65f0a379c6198bc591e58592014f3c\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cpanel.net\/cpanel\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">cPanel Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adopting a regular practice of changing database password is essential for maintaining strong security measures and safeguarding your data from unauthorized access.\u00a0 To change a database&#8217;s password on cPanel, you can follow these steps:\u00a0 1. Log in to your cPanel account.&nbsp; 2. In the &#8220;Databases&#8221; section, click on &#8220;MySQL Databases.&#8221;\u00a0 3. On the &#8220;MySQL Databases&#8221; page, locate the &#8220;Current Databases&#8221; section below. Find the database you want to update the password for. 4. In the &#8220;Current users&#8221; column, click on the &#8220;Change Password&#8221; option for the respective database.\u00a0 5. A new page will open where you can enter the new password.\u00a0 6. Type your new password in the &#8220;New Password&#8221; box. Pick a tough password to keep your information safe 7. Type it in once, then repeat it exactly in the &#8220;Password (Again)&#8221; field. 8. Click the &#8220;Change Password&#8221; button to save the new password.\u00a0 9. cPanel will update the password for the databases. You can now use the new password to access and manage the database.\u00a0 10. After changing the database&#8217;s password, you may also need to update the configuration files or scripts that connect to the database, ensuring they use the updated password for successful databases connections.\u00a0 Please note that changing the database passwords may require updating the connection details in your scripts or applications, so make sure to review and modify any necessary configurations accordingly.\u00a0 Additional Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,5],"tags":[39,214],"class_list":["post-3907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cp-mysql","category-cpanel","tag-cpanel","tag-database","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.7 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Change Database Password on cPanel?\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Easily change your database password in cPanel! 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