Password for MySQL Database when going live

  • I have just finished developing my WordPress site and handed over the directory and the MySQL database to my IT guy. He told me he can’t get it to go live with out a password for the database. I told him it could be the default password and user name MAMP creates, but he said that was insecure and he could not use it. I also gave him the default password I made for WordPress and he said even that was to insecure and the server wouldn’t even let him use it.

    How do I get it to go live or how do I change the password for the SQL Database?

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  • He told me he can’t get it to go live with out a password for the database.

    I have never had an issue with this when importing a local DB from any of the AMP stacks (MAMP, Uniform Server, XAMPP, WAMPServer, etc.). I just create the remote DB and assign a User to it, giving that User all privileges. Run the import and done. The wp-config.php on the remote server will have to be updated with the new DB credentials.

    I also gave him the default password I made for WordPress and he said even that was to insecure and the server wouldn’t even let him use it.

    I don’t get how this is an issue with the server as the IT person does not need it to do this; that info is in the DB that is being imported.

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