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To follow these instructions, you will need to enable SSH on the domain on your Dedicated server or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) from your authorised email address to request that SSH be enabled.

  1. SSH onto the server:
    ssh [ftp_username]@servername/IP
    For example:
    ssh myftp@196.7.147.10 
  2. Access the website public directory:
    cd public_html 
  3. Search for your database or hostname:
    grep -ir 'dbname' * 
    For     example:
    grep -ir 'myftp_db1' * 
  4. Returns all files that contains the search criteria, see below example with 2 files:
    ./configuration.php:14:define('DB_USER', 'myftp_db1'); 
    ./    twatch_include/userinfo.php:7: $adl_dbuser='myftp_db1'; 
  5. You can edit the configuration file or password using vi:
    vi configuration.php 
    Search for the data you want to change:
    /'password'
    For example:
    /    P@55w0rd 
  6. Press ‘insert’ (insert the new database name/hostname/password, replacing the old).
  7. Press ‘esc’
  8. ‘Shift” plus ‘:’
  9. On the bottom command line type: wq!
  10. You can then proceed to perform the same on other files found to contain the relevant information you wish to replace.

 

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