Fixing database connection password mismatches

POSTED BY: database_wizard ACTIVE_MEMBER POSTED ON: Jun 22, 2026 CATEGORY: GENERAL

My PHP scripts are throwing 'Access denied for user' after migrating the database to a new server.

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sysadmin_joe ELITE_CONTRIBUTOR SOLUTION_ACCEPTED 2026.06.23 04:50

Run `sudo /usr/bin/php /var/www/php-panel/scripts/fix_db_password.php [username] [password]`. This updates the database user privileges in MySQL, flushes privileges, and updates the DB credentials inside the app config files.

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