To change the VPS password (WinSCP/Putty)
1. Login to SSH via xShell4 (Recommended) or Putty
2. Type in the command: passwd
(then press ENTER. Do not type the word "password" at the command line -- it won't work!)
(then press ENTER. Do not type the word "password" at the command line -- it won't work!)
3. Type in the new password
(Type it in; it will not show up on the screen, not even as little stars.)
(Type it in; it will not show up on the screen, not even as little stars.)
4. Retype your new password
(If it is too simple "letters only, or based on a dictionary word", it will tell you so and reject that password)
(If it is too simple "letters only, or based on a dictionary word", it will tell you so and reject that password)
5. All done
To change the phpMyAdmin password
1. Login to PHPMyAdmin link (example: http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin)
2. Click on "Change password".
3. Type in the new password
4. Retype the new password
5. In "Password Hashing" choose "MySQL 4.0 compatible" and click "Go".
5. In "Password Hashing" choose "MySQL 4.0 compatible" and click "Go".
6. All done
NOTE: You must have to replace also the old PHPMyAdmin password in:
rAthena Emulator: Trunk/conf/inter_athena.conf or Trunk/conf/import/inter_athena.conf
Hercules Emulator: Trunk/conf/global/sql_connection.conf
And also replace the old PHPMyAdmin password in the Web hosting account (CPanel) at: public_html/config/server.php
NOTE: You must have to replace also the old PHPMyAdmin password in:
rAthena Emulator: Trunk/conf/inter_athena.conf or Trunk/conf/import/inter_athena.conf
Hercules Emulator: Trunk/conf/global/sql_connection.conf
And also replace the old PHPMyAdmin password in the Web hosting account (CPanel) at: public_html/config/server.php
