Title: User Database
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# User Database

 *  [crystalm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crystalm/)
 * (@crystalm)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-database-1/)
 * Hi,
 * I would like some help with understanding user databases. I assume for user mangement
   of a wordpress blog a user database exists? is this true if so is it just a file
   on the server?
    Can this be maintained and edited without creating/editing/deleting
   users through wordpress? and can this be maintained by a user with relatively
   low technical skills? The idea behind this is that for security and risk purposes
   we need to maintain a user database that can be accessed and edited without using
   wordpress. Something that can be maintained indepentent of this platform. Does
   this exist in the server files? Our is some sort of plugin required to somehow
   generate a maintainable user database?
 * Thanks in advance for your help!

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-database-1/#post-1241344)
 * > some help with understanding user databases
 * The list of WordPress users is stored in table wp_users, NOT in server files.
   
   Reference diagram and other WordPress database info at [http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description](http://codex.wordpress.org/Database_Description)
 * > can this be maintained by a user with relatively low technical skills
 * How low are the technical skills involved with your set up? If you want to create
   a plugin or script which would control the users structure in database, technical
   proficiency should be very high or else someone might mess up the database and
   render it useless or totally insecure.
 *  Thread Starter [crystalm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crystalm/)
 * (@crystalm)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-database-1/#post-1241346)
 * Ok so where can I acces the table wp_users? can this be done through wordpress
   or is it a file somewhere?
 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-database-1/#post-1241367)
 * Easiest would be to use phpMyAdmin to access your MySQL database
    You could look
   for plugins in WordPress extend re Database Management – but I cannot recommend
   any since I’ve always used phpMyAdmin Be careful, backup database first before
   experimenting with anything in your database. This [tutorial might be of assistance in backup database via phpMyAdmin.](http://tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/backup/)

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-database-1/#post-1241367)
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