The following list contains connection strings for many popular program databases. If your program is not listed, contact the program's manufacturer.
You will have to obtain these files referenced below by FTPing into your hosting account and into the application's directories. For more information on this, see your application's manufacturer's website.
To find your hostname, see What do I use for a host name when creating a database?
4Images
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$db_host = "youroldhostname";
Aardvark Topsites
Edit the settings_sql.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$CONF['sql_host'] = 'youroldhostname';
Advanced Guestbook
Edit the admin/config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$GB_DB["host"] = "youroldhostname";
Advanced Poll
Edit the db/include/config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$POLLDB["host"] = "youroldhostname";
anyInventory
Edit the globals.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$db_host = "youroldhostname";
BidWare
Edit the configuration/configure.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$bidwareTsohbD = 'youroldhostname';
BlogEngine.NET
Edit the web.config file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
<add name="BlogEngine" connectionString="Data Source=youroldhostname;User ID=DBUser;Password=DBPassword;persist security info=False;initial catalog=DBName;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
Brim
Edit the framework/configuration/databaseConfiguration.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$host = 'youroldhostname';
Community Server
Edit the connectionStrings.config file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
<add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="server=youroldservername;uid=DBUser;pwd='DBPassword';database=DBName"/>
Coppermine
Edit the include/config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$CONFIG['dbserver'] = 'youroldhostname’;
DotNetNuke
Edit the web.config file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
connectionString="Server=youroldhostname;Database=DBName;uid=DBUser;pwd=DBPass;"
dotProject
Edit the includes/config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$dPconfig['dbhost'] = 'youroldhostname';
connectionString="Server=youroldhostname;Database=DBName;uid=DBUser;pwd=DBPass;"
Drupal
To update Drupal connection strings, follow the instructions listed in INSTALL.txt
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Gallery
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$storeConfig['hostname'] = 'youroldhostname’;
Geeklog
Edit the db-config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$_DB_host = 'youroldhostname';
Joomla
Edit the configuration.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
var $host = 'youroldhostname';
Lifetype
Edit the config/config.properties.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$config['db_host'] = 'youroldhostname';
MODx
Edit the includes/config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$database_server = 'youroldhostname';
Mambo
Edit the configuration.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$mosConfig_host = 'youroldhostname';Mantis
Edit the config_inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$g_hostname = "youroldhostname";
MediaWiki
Edit the LocalSettings.php and config/LocalSettings.php files. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server. $wgDBserver = "youroldhostname";
Moodle
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$CFG->dbhost = 'youroldhostname';
Noah’s Classifieds
Edit the app/config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$hostName="youroldhostname";
Nucleus
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$MYSQL_HOST = 'youroldhostname';
OSCommerce
Edit the includes/configure.php and admin/includes/configure.php files. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('DB_SERVER', 'youroldhostname');
OpenDB
Edit the include/local.config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
'host'=>'youroldhostname', //OpenDb database host
OpenX
Edit the var/yoursitename.com.conf.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
host="youroldhostname"
OrangeHRM
Edit the lib/confs/Conf.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$this->dbhost = 'youroldhostname';
paFileDB
Edit the includes/config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$dbServer = "youroldhostname";
PHCDownload
Edit the include/config.ini.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$config['db_server'] = "youroldservername";
PHPOpenChat
Edit the config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('DATABASE_HOST', 'youroldhostname');
PHProjekt
Edit the config.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('PHPR_DB_HOST', 'youroldhostname');
PhpBB
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$dbhost = 'youroldhostname’;
phpCollab
Edit the includes/settings.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('MYSERVER', 'youroldhostname');
phpMyFAQ
Edit the inc/data.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$DB["server"] = 'youroldhostname';
phpmyvisits
Edit the config/config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
'db_host' => 'youroldhostname',
Pinnacle Cart
Edit the content/engine/engine_config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('DB_HOST', 'youroldhostname');
PostNuke
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$pnconfig['dbhost'] = 'youroldhostname';
reBlog
Edit the config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('REF_DB_HOST', "youroldhostname");
Serendipity
Edit the serendipity_config_local.inc.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$serendipity['dbHost'] = 'youroldhostname';
SilverStripe
Edit the tutorial/_config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
"server" => "youroldhostname",
Simple Machine Forum
Edit the Settings.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$db_server = 'youroldhostname';
Vanilla Forum
Edit the conf/database.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
$Configuration['DATABASE_HOST'] = 'youroldhostname’;
WebCalendar
Edit the includes/settings.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
db_host: youroldhostname
WordPress
Edit the wp-config.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('DB_HOST', 'youroldhostname');
Xoops
Edit the mainfile.php file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define( 'XOOPS_DB_HOST', 'youroldhostname' );
YetAnotherForum
Edit the yafnet.config file. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
<connstr>user id=DBUser;pwd=DBPassword;data source=youroldhostname;initial catalog=DBName;timeout=90</connstr>Zen Cart
Edit the includes/configure.php and admin/includes/configure.php files. You will need to update the following line with the name of the new database server.
define('DB_SERVER', 'youroldhostname’);