Joomla Database Password

[cormacm82]

Hi folks,
I have FTP access to a Joomla installation and I'm trying to figure out what the MySQL password is as I need to do a DB backup before I upgrade Joomla. I have opened up the configuration.php file in the root of the installation and I used the entry located on line 57 against the variable $mosConfig_password but this value doesn't seem to be the DB password.

Where can I find the DB password?

Thanks.

[dhuelsmann]

Gee - my line 57 = }
The DB password is located in

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var $password = '';

[skoobi]

It will be in the configuration.php normally on line 54 'var $password =' 'yourpassword';

Hope this helps...

[cormacm82]

Hi guys, thanks for the replies.
I don't have a var $password = ''; entry in my configuration.php file. I'm using Joomla 1.0.15 Stable.

[dhuelsmann]

Then you shouldn't be posting in a 1.5.x forum!
Thread moved to 1.0.x forum.
You should be looking for

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$mosConfig_password = '';

[andymackk]

Bit Late - but that helped me - thanks

Andy

[tsakdim]

Helpful!

[Tangeray]

Yes - this is correct.

Note - database password is in configuration.php NOT config.php (unless, I am assuming, you made a lot of changes to your joomla core files)