I am tranferring Joomla website from my local server to a live server. I

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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T10:58:19+00:00 2026-05-13T10:58:19+00:00

I am tranferring Joomla website from my local server to a live server.

I need to change the database name when I do so.

Can anyone tell me which file I need to change please?

Thanks in advance.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-13T10:58:19+00:00

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configuration.php in the root of the joomla install, replace the line

var $db = 'old-database'

with:

var $db = 'new-database'

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