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Use the <\/span>File Manager<\/span><\/a> in the xneelo Control Panel (recommended) or FTP program such as <\/span>FileZilla<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>CuteFTP<\/span><\/a> to retrieve the configuration file and edit your database configuration.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is required when setting up a new database or when the database password has been updated. Using Option 1 (File Manager) is recommended as it makes edits directly on the server without the need to download, edit and then upload the configuration file via FTP.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"Use the <\/span>File Manager<\/span><\/a> in the xneelo Control Panel (recommended) or FTP program such as <\/span>FileZilla<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>CuteFTP<\/span><\/a> to retrieve the configuration file and edit your database configuration.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis is required when setting up a new database or when the database password has been updated. Using Option 1 (File Manager) is recommended as it makes edits directly on the server without the need to download, edit and then upload the configuration file via FTP.<\/span>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We recommend that you use the\u00a0File Manager\u00a0to retrieve the configuration file. 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