Title: wp-config.php / Changing Settings After Install..
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# wp-config.php / Changing Settings After Install..

 *  [EMar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sounds/)
 * (@sounds)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/)
 * Just wondering, as i did an install from cpanel fantastico,
    Should you change
   the settings in the wp-config.php after install?
 * Authentication Unique Keys and Salts, are they random?
    I think i want to change
   $table_prefix wp_ for security.
 * Thanks

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 *  [Jonas Grumby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ss_minnow/)
 * (@ss_minnow)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319492)
 * No need to change it. if it aint broken, don’t try to fix it.
 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319493)
 * you can change the salts at any time – all existing cookies will become invalid.
 * I don’t know whether fantastic uses random salts but if not it it would be pretty
   pointless using them at all.
 * it’s always a good idea to use a table prefix other than ‘wp_’, but as tables
   with that prefix already exist in the database, you will have to update your 
   existing tables if that setting is changed in wp_config.
 * Also if fantastico set up a user called admin, and you care about security (and
   you should), it is a good idea to create a new user account with administrator
   role with a unique name, sign in as that user & delete the admin account.
 *  Thread Starter [EMar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sounds/)
 * (@sounds)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319572)
 * Fantastico didn’t create a user called admin, for WP or in the data base.
    So
   i’m guessing creating another admin in wp wouldn’t make a difference, As he would
   have superadmin rights to the site also right?
 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319574)
 * I said *if* fantastico created a user called ‘admin’ – this was referring to 
   the administrator username you use to log into WordPress – if it didn’t & you
   were asked to chose a username for your admin user, you don’t need to worry about
   that – having a known default username such as ‘admin’ can make an attack easier.
 *  Thread Starter [EMar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sounds/)
 * (@sounds)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319591)
 * Ah ok thanks
 *  [Jonas Grumby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ss_minnow/)
 * (@ss_minnow)
 * [14 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-changing-settings-after-install/#post-2319766)
 * The [WP Security Scan](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/)
   plugin will let you change the table prefixes.

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