Title: wp config sample file
Last modified: December 4, 2022

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# wp config sample file

 *  Resolved [ketanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ketanco/)
 * (@ketanco)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-sample-file/)
 * after installation do we need to delete the file called : wp-config-sample.php?
 * if not, is it a security risk?
 * or we do not need to delete?
 * or the file we needed to delete was something else?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-sample-file/#post-16259568)
 * `wp-config-sample.php`: You copy it to wp-config.php and then configure that 
   to suit your needs. You can delete wp-config-sample.php if you like, but it’s
   doing no harm.
 *  Thread Starter [ketanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ketanco/)
 * (@ketanco)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-sample-file/#post-16260459)
 * Thanks I will just leave it then
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-sample-file/#post-16262622)
 * You are welcome 🙂

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