Title: Cannot edit wp-config file
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Cannot edit wp-config file

 *  [Ross11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ross11/)
 * (@ross11)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-wp-config-file/)
 * I cannot seem to edit the wp-config file via FTP or using Plesk Panels.
 * The file’s permissions are set to 664 and I cannot change that either.
 * Any idea on how I can edit the wp-config file?

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 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-wp-config-file/#post-5187161)
 * More likely a hosting issue than WordPress, suggest you talk with your hosting
   support.
 *  [ememberclub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ememberclub/)
 * (@ememberclub)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-wp-config-file/#post-5187165)
 * Best thing is to contact your webhost.
 *  [respectyoda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/respectyoda/)
 * (@respectyoda)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-wp-config-file/#post-5187168)
 * [@ememberclub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ememberclub/), Ross11 is using
   Plesk, not cPanel.
 * [@ross11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ross11/), like RossMitchell said,
   this is likely a hosting issue.

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## Tags

 * [wp-config](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-config/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [respectyoda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/respectyoda/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-wp-config-file/#post-5187168)
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