{"id":4195,"date":"2018-04-13T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T11:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-p3d2tsa2xh.pairsite.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4195"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:41:13","slug":"how-to-recover-your-pairsim-wordpress-installations-database-password","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-recover-your-pairsim-wordpress-installations-database-password\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Your WordPress Site&#8217;s Database Password"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/pairsim-wordpress\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">PairSIM WordPress<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert    \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tThis method is for <strong>PairSIM WordPress Installations<\/strong> and&nbsp;<strong>WP Professional <\/strong>accounts. This will <em>not<\/em> work on WP Enthusiast accounts.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n\n\n\n<p>You can recover your WordPress site's database password without resetting it. In fact, we do&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong> recommend resetting your WordPress database password because, while this will change the password on your hosting account, it will not change it on the WordPress side. This can lead to a disconnect between your hosting account and your WordPress site and will likely cause errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, there is a way to recover your WordPress password on your hosting account without resetting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recovering Your WordPress Site's Database Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left sidebar, click <strong>Files<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the drop-down, click <strong>Web<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to your WordPress site's directory<br><br><em>Note: If the site is a subdomain, the directory will be within the primary domain's directory<\/em><br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Find the \"wp-config.php\" file and click it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navbar, click<strong> Edit<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top 20 lines or so, there will be a list of MySQL information, including the database name, username, and password. Your database password will be shown as ('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>Files<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to your WordPress site\u2019s directory<br><br><em>Note: If the site is a subdomain, the directory will be within the primary domain's directory<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Find the \u201cwp-config.php\u201d file and click its name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navbar, click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top 20 lines or so, there will be a list of MySQL information, including the database name, username, and password. Your database password will be shown as ('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this password to log in to your WordPress site's database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; You can recover your WordPress site&#8217;s database password without resetting it. In fact, we do&nbsp;not recommend resetting your WordPress database password because, while this will change the password on your hosting account, it will not change it on the WordPress side. 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