{"id":2789,"date":"2010-10-20T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-20T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=2789"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:16:25","slug":"how-do-i-change-my-mysql-database-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-do-i-change-my-mysql-database-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your database password via konsoleH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is good practice to change your passwords regularly to prevent unauthorised access to your information.<\/p>\n<h2>Change your\u00a0Database Passwords via konsoleH<\/h2>\n<div id=\"action_points\">\n<ol>\n<li>Browse to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Admin level: Select or search for the applicable domain<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b>\u00a0in the left-hand menu<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Databases &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Manage MySQL<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Select the applicable database and click <b>Reset Passwords<a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20367\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl.png 1640w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Manage MySQL<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Full Password is the most important. It allows access to the entire database and allows you to create or delete any database information, columns or rows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Generate Passwords<\/strong> to automatically create them or manually enter your preferred database password(s). <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37464\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50.png\" alt=\"Reset Database\" width=\"1560\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50.png 1560w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50-1536x608.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Important<\/strong>: Record your new password(s)\u00a0<em><strong>before<\/strong><\/em> clicking <strong>Apply Changes <\/strong>(top right) as the new password(s) will not be visible once you leave this screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-do-i-update-my-web-application-database-connection-strings-via-file-manager-or-ftp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Update your Web application configuration<\/strong><\/a> (eg. WordPress)\u00a0immediately or else your website may be broken.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Please note<\/b>: xneelo will only accept strong passwords. To ensure your password is strong, make sure you adhere to the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use both upper and lower case letters as well as digits.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure it is at least 11 characters long.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use your username, email address or domain names associated with your xneelo account.<\/li>\n<li>Do not use your personal information, such as name, phone number, ID number, special dates, address or names of anyone you know.<\/li>\n<li>Use different passwords for your various hosting services.<\/li>\n<li>Use a word or phrase you can remember easily, but would be very difficult for anyone else to guess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false,"plain":"It is good practice to change your passwords regularly to prevent unauthorised access to your information.\r\n<h2>Change your\u00a0Database Passwords via konsoleH<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"action_points\">\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Browse to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Admin level: Select or search for the applicable domain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b>\u00a0in the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select <strong>Databases &gt;<\/strong>\u00a0<b>Manage MySQL<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Select the applicable database and click <b>Reset Passwords<a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20367\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/kh-manage-myswl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"922\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>\u00a0<strong>Manage MySQL<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The Full Password is the most important. It allows access to the entire database and allows you to create or delete any database information, columns or rows.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Click <strong>Generate Passwords<\/strong> to automatically create them or manually enter your preferred database password(s). <img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37464\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Screenshot-2023-01-04-at-09.32.50.png\" alt=\"Reset Database\" width=\"1560\" height=\"618\" \/><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Important<\/strong>: Record your new password(s)\u00a0<em><strong>before<\/strong><\/em> clicking <strong>Apply Changes <\/strong>(top right) as the new password(s) will not be visible once you leave this screen.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-do-i-update-my-web-application-database-connection-strings-via-file-manager-or-ftp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Update your Web application configuration<\/strong><\/a> (eg. Wordpress)\u00a0immediately or else your website may be broken.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<b>Please note<\/b>: xneelo will only accept strong passwords. To ensure your password is strong, make sure you adhere to the following guidelines:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Use both upper and lower case letters as well as digits.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure it is at least 11 characters long.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not use your username, email address or domain names associated with your xneelo account.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do not use your personal information, such as name, phone number, ID number, special dates, address or names of anyone you know.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use different passwords for your various hosting services.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use a word or phrase you can remember easily, but would be very difficult for anyone else to guess.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is good practice to change your passwords regularly to prevent unauthorised access to your 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