Title: db dead. .. host has odd request
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# db dead. .. host has odd request

 *  [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/)
 * Updated userpass following instructions for phpmyadmin I got here. After that,
   db was dead. Emailed my host
 * **You will also need to update the password for the database user in the wordpress
   config file so it can connect to the database**
 * I’m lost. If I add a name to phpmyadmin they need to be a user,too?

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/#post-3008257)
 * If you _changed_ the existing wordpress database user password, that means the
   password in your config file…
 * `define('DB_PASSWORD', 'MyPassWord'); // Example MySQL password`
 * …is no longer valid.
 * You must now change it to whatever you updated the password to.
 * Reference: [Editing wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 *  [codingpet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codingpet/)
 * (@codingpet)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/#post-3008258)
 * Yes. You must edit wp-config.php with your new password. ClaytonJames’ instruction
   is great.
 *  Thread Starter [SickSquirrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sicksquirrel/)
 * (@sicksquirrel)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/#post-3008381)
 * Thank you Worked and I’m in
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/#post-3008385)
 * You’re welcome.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-dead-host-has-odd-request/#post-3008385)
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