The guidelines below do not apply to websites created with Hostinger Website Builder 💡
To find your website's configuration file, open the file manager and navigate to the public_html folder. Most configuration files are located there, as it is the root directory of a website.
The title of the website's configuration file name varies depending on the CMS you use:
CMS | Configuration File Title |
WordPress | public_html/wp-config.php |
Joomla | public_html/configuration.php |
OpenCart | public_html/config.php and |
PrestaShop | public_html/config/config.inc.php or |
phpBB | public_html/config.php |
Drupal | public_html/drupal/sites/default/settings.php |
Bitrix24 | public_html/bitrix/php_interface/dbconn.php and |
Modx | public_html/manager/includes/config.inc.php |
Umi.CMS | public_html/config.ini |
ImageCMS | public_html/application/config/database.php |
Simpla | public_html/config/config.php |
Piwigo | public_html/local/config/database.inc.php |
Shop-Script | public_html/wa-config/db.php |
HostCMS | public_html/modules/core/config/config.php |
CS-Cart | public_html/config.local.php |
LiveStreet | public_html/config/config.local.php |
Datalife (Dle) | public_html/upload/engine/data/dbconfig.php |
IPB | public_html/conf_global.php |
Net(Cat).CMS | public_html/vars.inc.php |
Simple Machines Forum | public_html/settings.php |
Dolphin | public_html/inc/header.inc.php |
CMS Made Simple | public_html/config.php |
InstantCMS | public_html/includes/config.inc.php |
Media Wiki | public_html/localsettings.php |
Zen Cart | public_html/includes/configure.php |
If you use a different CMS, you can locate the file by following these steps:
Search for files with names like config, conf, or db
Check if there are directories like engine, vendor, or includes
Refer to your developer or to the forums dedicated to your CMS