Change MySQL / MariaDB User Password

This guide explains how to change the password of a MySQL / MariaDB database of a Web hosting.

Preamble

• Be aware of this other guide if you are looking for information about updating the login information (scripts, sites...) related to a database password change.
• A database user created following the installation of a Web application (proposed by Infomaniak) cannot be changed (a padlocks is displayed next to it, see point 5 below).
• To access the database to which it is attached, it is necessary to create a new database user with the password of your choice then it assign rights on the desired database.

Change MySQL MariaDB password etc.

In order to do this, it is necessary to intervene on the user attached to the database in question, and to change the password (without having to provide the old one) from the Manager Infomaniak:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned.
3. Click on Databases in the left side menu.
4. Click on the tab Users.
5. Click on the action menu ⋮ located to the right of the element concerned.
6. Click on Edit:
   
7. Click on Change Password.
8. Enter the desired new password.
9. Click on the button Save:
   
10. If necessary, you can configure any new rights to access existing hosting databases.