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The <\/span>wp-config.php<\/b> file is an important file that tells WordPress how to connect to your website\u2019s database. It\u2019s stored in the main folder of your WordPress files.<\/span><\/p>\n

In most cases, WordPress will set up this file for you during installation. If something goes wrong and the file isn\u2019t created, you can <\/span>set it up yourself in two different ways<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. File Manager<\/b> in the xneelo Control Panel (described below), or<\/span><\/li>\n
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    1. File Manager<\/b> in the xneelo Control Panel (described below), or<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t
    2. FTP<\/b> to download the file, edit it in a text editor such as TextEdit or Notepad (do not use Google docs or Word) and then upload the updated version.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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