Manual:$wgDBpassword

Database settings: $wgDBpassword
The password for `$wgDBuser` .
Introduced in version:	Before 1.1.0
Removed in version:	Still in use
Allowed values:	(string)
Default value:	(see below)
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Details

The password for $wgDBuser .

In MediaWiki 1.5.0 and later this setting is not initialized. This setting must be configured in LocalSettings.php .

Prior to 1.5.0 the default value was 'userpass'.