Title: wp-config-sample.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp-config-sample.php

 *  [madelinep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madelinep/)
 * (@madelinep)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/)
 * I want to use WordPress and have just opened the wp-config-sample.php file. But
   I don’t know the answers to the questions!
    My environment: not had WordPress
   installed before; using a PC with WindowsXP Servicepack 3; English; hosting is
   at 1&1 Internet who have said that I can switch to a Linux package (as required
   for WordPress). But… 1. My Database name – how do I know/find out? 2. My SQL 
   Username – how do I know/find out? 3. My password – how do I know/find out? 4.
   AUTH_KEY – 5. SECURE_AUTH_KEY – 6. LOGGED_IN_KEY – for these three keys listed
   above, when I put in my unique string do I keep the ‘ characters? Thank you v
   much.

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920229)
 * 1. You have to create one in your PHPmyAdmin, (plesk) control panel or whatever
   you have.
    2. See 1. 3. See 1. 4. Not necessary, but if you want to use it, see
   <a href=”[http://wordpress.org/support/topic/170987?replies=2″>here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/170987?replies=2″>here).
   5. See 4. 6. See 4.
 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920231)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 *  Thread Starter [madelinep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madelinep/)
 * (@madelinep)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920241)
 * Thanks, esp for the link, Jeremy 🙂
    I discover that I can’t access this information
   about My SQL database (i.e. username, password) until I have switched my 1&1 
   hosting package to Linux. But I can’t do that yet because I have an up+running
   business website that requires the current Windows hosting package. So would 
   it be ok to edit wp-config-sample.php at a later point, once I’ve created my 
   WordPress blog and I’m ready to convert to Linux hosting to test it out live,
   i.e. can I create a blog using WordPress without doing all this yet? If so, what
   do I need to do instead/first? Many thanks.
 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920244)
 * No you need to the database setup before you can install wordpress.
 *  [wick3d](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wick3d/)
 * (@wick3d)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920339)
 * I have 1and1 hosting. You need to go to Web Spaces and Access Area and go to 
   MYSQL Administration and it’s quick, just press on New Data base choose 5.0 and
   just name the database. Then it will give you the Host name, Username, PW and
   Database name.
 * Good Luck
 * Edit:
 * Sometimes it takes 1and1 to set it up the database for 1 hour. If not, it’s usually
   in 1 minute.
 *  Thread Starter [madelinep](https://wordpress.org/support/users/madelinep/)
 * (@madelinep)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-config-samplephp/#post-920351)
 * Wick3d – wicked reply, thanks!

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