Title: Joomla database parameters
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Joomla database parameters

 *  Resolved [fifreda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fifreda/)
 * (@fifreda)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/)
 * Hi! I can’t test the database connection of joomla site, but the parameters that
   I have insert I’m sure that are correct. I would like to import the article from
   [http://www.agenziacarbonin.com/](http://www.agenziacarbonin.com/) to [http://carbonin.softme.it/](http://carbonin.softme.it/).
   This sites are in two different database, It’s a problem? If I import the database
   article, remain my content? Thank’s for the attention
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 *  [priyadilsha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priyadilsha/)
 * (@priyadilsha)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7249991)
 * I am migrating from one host to another.
 * [ERROR] Couldn’t connect to the Joomla database. Please check your parameters.
   And be sure the WordPress server can access the Joomla database.
    SQLSTATE[HY000][
   1045] Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: NO)
 * The help file suggests “If Joomla and WordPress are not installed on the same
   host, you can do this:
    > export the Joomla database to a SQL file (with phpMyAdmin
   for example) > import this SQL file on the same database as WordPress > run the
   migration by using WordPress database credentials (host, user, password, database)
   instead of the Joomla ones in the plugin settings.”
 * So, I imported the sql file to WordPress database and used the wordpress database
   login info. but It didn’t worked for me. I’m still getting the Connection failed
   error.
 * Please provide any further help available. Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [fifreda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fifreda/)
 * (@fifreda)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7249997)
 * I try too but the connection to the database failed. I think we need that the
   complete Joomla site is in ours database if not we can’t transfer anything…
 *  [priyadilsha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priyadilsha/)
 * (@priyadilsha)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7249998)
 * Hi,
 * I imported the joomla db sql file to wordpress and used the wp login info as 
   parameters. but didn’t worked
 *  Plugin Author [Kerfred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerfred/)
 * (@kerfred)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7250009)
 * You don’t need to transfer the whole Joomla site to the WordPress server.
    You
   just need to copy the Joomla database on the same database as WordPress. Then
   you need to use the WordPress credentials (host, login, password) in the plugin
   settings and enter the Joomla database name and prefix. You can find the WordPress
   credentials in the wp-config.php file.
 * I hope this will help both of you.
 *  [priyadilsha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/priyadilsha/)
 * (@priyadilsha)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7250035)
 * Thank you very much. The problem cause the Table Prefix name. I thought it’s 
   not necessary to connect to db. Thanks so much again:)
 *  Thread Starter [fifreda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fifreda/)
 * (@fifreda)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7250056)
 * I do all the operation you have listed but the plugin doesn’t transfer anything.
   What I have done in order:
    1- export the joomla database with the article, the
   server is in aruba.it 2- import in the database of the destination site (that
   is in register.it) 3- in the plugin I test the database connection with the following
   value: URL of the live Joomla web site: joomla web site (that is in another server),
   Hostname: the register host , port: 3306, Database: the database of Joomla site
   in aruba server, username: login of register database, password: password of 
   database register, Joomla table prefix: jos_ . how you say, this operation would
   work… but I don’t understand why in my site doesn’t work… How is it possible?
 *  Plugin Author [Kerfred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerfred/)
 * (@kerfred)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7250070)
 * You must put:
    – Joomla web site: xxx.aruba.it – Hostname: the DB_HOST value 
   found in wp-config.php – Port: 3306 – Database: the DB_NAME value found in wp-
   config.php – Username: the DB_USER value found in wp-config.php – Password: the
   DB_PASSWORD value found in wp-config.php – Joomla Table Prefix: the $dbprefix
   value found in the Joomla file configuration.php
 *  Thread Starter [fifreda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fifreda/)
 * (@fifreda)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/joomla-database-parameters/#post-7250074)
 * Okay, it’s run! Thank’s a lot Kerfred for helping me

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