Connection string file location relative to the applications install directory, and the example connection information we will use is exampleuser, exampledbname, examplepassword, and localhost.
WordPress
File: /wp-config.php
Example:
define('DB_NAME', 'exampledbname');
define('DB_USER', 'exampleuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'examplepassword');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
Drupal
File: /sites/default/settings.php
Example:
$db_url = 'mysql://exampleuser:examplepassword@localhost/exampledbname';
Joomla
File: /configuration.php
Example:
public $host = 'localhost';
public $user = 'exampleuser';
public $password = 'examplepassword';
public $db = 'exampledbname';
OpenCart
File: /config.php
File: /admin/config.php
Example:
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'localhost');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'exampleuser');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'examplepassword);
define('DB_DATABASE', 'exampledbname);
Magento
File: /app/etc/local.xml
Example:
<host><![CDATA[localhost]]></host>
<username><![CDATA[exampleuser]]></username>
<password><![CDATA[examplepassword]]></password>
<dbname><![CDATA[exampledbname]]></dbname>
Concrete5
File: /application/config/database.php
Example:
'connections' => array(
'concrete' => array(
'driver' => 'c5_pdo_mysql',
'server' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'exampledbname',
'username' => 'exampleuser',
'password' => 'examplepassword',
'charset' => 'utf8'
)
Zen Cart
File: /includes/configure.php
File: /admin/includes/configure.php
Example:
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'exampleuser');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'examplepassword');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'exampledbname');
phpBB
File: /config.php
Example:
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbname = 'exampledbname';
$dbuser = 'exampleuser';
$dbpasswd = 'examplepassword';
TYPO3
File: /typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php
Example:
'DB' => [
'Connections' => [
'Default' => [
'charset' => 'utf8',
'dbname' => 'exampledbname',
'driver' => 'mysqli',
'host' => 'localhost',
'password' => 'examplepassword',
'port' => 3306,
'user' => 'exampleuser',
],
],
],
Moodle
File: /config.php
Example:
$CFG->dbhost = 'localhost'; // eg 'localhost' or 'db.isp.com' or IP
$CFG->dbname = 'exampledbname'; // database name, eg moodle
$CFG->dbuser = 'exampleuser'; // your database username
$CFG->dbpass = 'examplepassword'; // your database password
$CFG->prefix = 'exampletableprefix_'; // prefix to use for all table names