Software Configuration File Location Guide
This article covers common software configuration file locations.
We realize that customization of software plays an important role in your accounts as well as the accounts of your clients. With so much popular software, keeping track of the configuration file location of each software can be a cumbersome task. The purpose of this article is to outline some of the more popular software which HostDime deals with and the configuration file locations of each piece of software.
✅ The listed locations below are relative to the installation directory of the software.
Example:
You've installed WordPress in a blog directory in your web root on a cPanel server.
./wp-config.php would be located at /home/USERNAME/public_html/blog/wp-config.php
| Name | Location | Location 2 | Location 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4Images Gallery | ./config.php | ||
| B2 Evolution | ./conf/_basic_config.php | ||
| ClamD | ./usr/local/etc/clamd.conf | ||
| cPanel | ./var/cpanel/cpanel.config | ||
| Concrete5 | ./site/config.php | ||
| Coppermine Photo Gallery | ./include/config.inc.php | ||
| Crafty Syntax Live Help | ./config.php | ||
| Cube Cart | ./includes/global.inc.php | ||
| dotProject | ./includes/config.php | ||
| Drupal | ./sites/default/settings.php | ||
| e107 | ./e107_config.php | ||
| FAQMasterFlex | ./faq_config.php | ||
| Gallery | ./config.php | ||
| Geeklog | ./db-config.php | ./siteconfig.php | ./lib-common.php |
| glfusion | ./private/db-config.php | ||
| Horde | ./usr/local/cpanel/base/horde/config/conf.php | ||
| Invision Community Suite | ./conf_global.php | ||
| Joomla 1.0x (EOL 1.0.15) | ./configuration.php | ||
| Joomla 1.5x (EOL 1.5.26) | ./configuration.php | ||
| Joomla 2.5x (EOL 2.5.7) | ./configuration.php | ||
| Magneto | ./app/etc/local.xml | ||
| Mambo | ./configuration.php | ||
| MODx | ./manager/includes/config.inc.php | ||
| Moodle | ./config.php | ||
| MyBB | ./inc/config.php | ||
| Noahs Classifieds | ./app/config.php | ||
| Nucleus | ./config.php | ||
| ocPortal | ./info.php | ||
| OpenX | ./openx/var/domain.conf.php | ||
| osCommerce | ./includes/configure.php | ./admin/includes/configure.php | |
| phpBB | ./config.php | ||
| Roundcube | ./usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/roundcube/config/db.inc.php | ||
| PHPList | ./config/config.php | ||
| phpMyAdmin | ./config.inc.php | ||
| PHP-Nuke | ./config.php | ||
| Red5 | ./conf/red5.properties | ||
| SSL on cPanel | ./etc/httpd/conf/ssl.conf | ||
| Squirrelcart | ./squirrelcart/config.php | ||
| Typo3 | ./typo3conf/localconf.php | ||
| vBulletin | ./includes/config.php | ||
| WebsiteBaker | ./config.php | ||
| WHMCS | ./configuration.php | ||
| WordPress | ./wp-config.php | ||
| Xoops | ./mainfile.php | ||
| Zen Cart | ./includes/configure.php | ./admin/includes/configure.php | |
| Zen Photo | ./zp-data/zenphoto.cfg.php |