Title: DB prefix
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# DB prefix

 *  Resolved [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-prefix/)
 * Is it a good idea to change the default table prefix to something obscure and
   difficult to guess. I have heard that automated scripts target the WordPress 
   database using the default table prefix, wp_. Changing this to something else
   protects the site against such attacks.
 * >> Is it true?
    >> If i change it, will i face any problem in near future? just
   because of changing the table prefix?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-prefix/#post-2474207)
 * Changing it AFTER you’ve installed WP is a nightmare. Don’t.
 * Picking something different BEFORE you install and using it from the start is
   fine.
 * And does it matter? Not really. If they’ve got access to your database, the prefix
   hardly matters.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-prefix/#post-2474207)
 * Status: resolved

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