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Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Posted by Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Fun with Wordpress login credentials

So I've been trying to wrap my head around this for the past 2 hours playing around with phpmyadmin.

From what I gather from courses and what others have told me there's 2 sets of login credentials in Wordpress. One for Wordpress itself and one for mySQL. So credentials for setting up the database in phpMyAdmin and then setting up via Wordpress itself.

I have one login username, let's for the sake of argument say it's usernameOne that I use to login into the WordPress Admin and a record of which is in phpMyAdmin, but I don't actually remember setting this up.

For simplicity's sake is it best practice to use the same details for both processes? or is this dangerous? I'm trying to plan a workflow that isn't going to confuse me every time I make a Wordpress website.

Thanks :)

2 Answers

Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

Hi Jonathan,

You definitely shouldn't use the same password to set up the WordPress MySQL database and how you log in to the WordPress Dashboard. The MySQL password should be long and VERY secure as compromised access to a WordPress database could be disastrous. I believe WordPress has a secure password generator and some hosts include it in their database setup wizards. Copying and pasting this password into your wp-config file and forgetting it is usually the best way to go.

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Okay thanks, Yes I use the password generators in phymyadmin and mySQL and believe they are secure :) I also use keypass which holds all the passwords I use... lifesaver

The next thing is finding the time to do another Wordpress site for practice :)