Title: Delete wp-config.php
Last modified: January 20, 2025

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# Delete wp-config.php

 *  [miaoxx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miaoxx/)
 * (@miaoxx)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wp-config-php/)
 * Please can anyone one help me to get my WP admin login.
   I mistakenly deletes 
   the (wp-config.Php) file, but I have a copy also have jetPack backup service.
   however can as can not connect to website neither logon as admin, seeking for
   support

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 *  [Web Design Cheshire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coderra/)
 * (@coderra)
 * [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wp-config-php/#post-18254434)
 * You need to do the following:
    - Download a fresh copy of WordPress to your desktop and unzip.
    - Open the wp-config.php file in a text editor and edit the database name, username
      and password to the same database name, username and password to what you 
      have in your hosting.
    - If you do not know the database password you can generate a new password in
      yoru hosting. Leave the database user the same.
    - Google ‘WordPress salts’ and you will geta page that gives you some random
      salt strings. Update these in the config file too.
    - Upload the only the config file to your WordPress install this will kick your
      website back in to action.
    - Do not upload a fresh copy of WordPres. Do not upload a fresh wp-content folder–
      both of these could wipe your website.

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 * Last reply from: [Web Design Cheshire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coderra/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-wp-config-php/#post-18254434)
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