Title: MySQL Database
Last modified: April 7, 2017

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# MySQL Database

 *  [Flunkert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karl-heinz-1/)
 * (@karl-heinz-1)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-database-18/)
 * Hi.
    I have a question about MySQL Database. I have a WordPress Website still
   in test. So, a guy helped me with integrating Moip API into a specific folder.
   Some days later, he asked me for a copy of the MySQL database to complete the
   integration. I made a backup and sent it to him. Since then, I don´t get any 
   response from him. So, I want to know, what can he do with this MySQL database?
   Are there passwords even of the MySQL and the website stored? I´m still a newbie
   and trusted the guy, but now it seems that is was wrong to send it to him. Please
   can anyone help me with it? What procedure I must do, even there is one? Thanks
   in advance

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-database-18/#post-9005826)
 * The database contains hashed versions of you site’s user passwords, not the clear
   text versions. It might be possible to crack them.
 * The database password is stored in the file wp-config.php.
 * If you’re concerned, change all user passwords for your site.
 *  [often lost](https://wordpress.org/support/users/often-lost/)
 * (@often-lost)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-database-18/#post-9006523)
 * Steve is right about changing the password, but pretty much everything is stored
   in the database. Think about what other information might be stored in there 
   and how that might effect you or your users. This will give them access to your
   registered user’s email addresses and possibly more if you have an online store
   or some other data collected.
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-database-18/#post-9006558)
 * > This will give them access to your registered user’s email addresses and possibly
   > more if you have an online store or some other data collected.
 * Thanks for pointing that out! I forgot about that.
 * Bottom line: Don’t give access to your site to someone you don’t absolutely trust.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysql-database-18/#post-9006558)
 * Status: not resolved

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