move wp-config file

It can be done but problem will come every time yo update wordpress your core wp-config.php file will be over written so you will have go in and edit the files.

If you are so worried about securing your wp-config.php file change the permission on so that no one can edit that file.

You can move the wp-config file up one directory from the site-root without an issue. The loader looks in the site root directory and one directory above it for that file.

You know what something new I learned I just tried it out my test site it does work Thank you Otto

i am confused. i see a wp-config file in wp-includes and wp-admin is it supposed to have in every directory? i thought its only in the public_html directory?

well i managed to move it but when i load the site i get below error: ?? how did u guys do it?

There doesn’t seem to be a wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.

its the one in your root that you move one directory up leave others as is .

i moved the file to wp-includes

i get the above error that config file is missing

You need to move wp-config.php file out of public_html or root in your home where You will see folder public_html,public_ftp and other folders.
wp-includes is still in public_html that is not one directory up

vajjas1: No, *up* a directory. Moving it into wp-includes is *down* a directory.

Example:
/username/public_html/wp-config.php
/username/wp-config.php

It will check those.

Yep that works nicely, wordpress checks the hosting root directory automatically and it can’t be accessed by www. Nice tip!