Reset MySQL Database Password

The password for the user associated with your MySQL database is needed in order to connect the database to your website/application, to mange the database via command line, or to connect to the database remotely using an application such as MySQL Workbench.

In the event you have lost or forgotten it, here we detail the steps to reset the password for your database user.

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Reset MySQL Password

1. Log into cPanel
2. Navigate to MySQL Databases, located under the Databases section
   
   
3. Locate the database under the Current Databases section and make note of the user listed in the Privileged Users column
   
   
4. Scroll to the Current Users section and click Change Password to the right of the user identified in the previous step
   
5. Enter the desired password in the Password and Password (Again) fields or click the Password Generator button to generate a random one
   
   
6. Click Change Password