How to Get the Default Database Name & Password of WordPress Site

1  To get the default database name of the WordPress blog, go back to the cPanel homepage and look for “File Manager” under the Files table. Click File manager.

Files table

2  A new tab/window will open. On the left side, look for “public_html” and then click on it.

public_html

3  If you have several blogs/websites on your webhost, select the folder of the blog you want to change the password.

blog folder

4  On the right side, look for wp-config.php

wp-config.php file

5  Highlight wp-config.php by clicking on it then click the “View” button at the topmost menu.

highlight the wp-config.php file

It will open a new tab/window which reveals the content of the wp-config.php file.

6  Now, take note of the MySQL database username and MySQL database password.

MySQL database username and MySQL database password

7  That’s it.