Connection details for your database

Last change on 2026-05-26 • Created on 2026-05-26 • ID: MA-5728E

Once you have created a database in konsoleH, you need five pieces of information to connect to it – whether from your website, your application, or an administration tool like phpMyAdmin:

Parameter Description Where to find it
Hostname (server) The address of the database server where your database is located In konsoleH under the relevant menu item (MariaDB/MySQL or PostgreSQL) in the overview of your databases
Port The network port through which the database communicates In the email you received when you created the database (see also the sub-pages for MySQL and PostgreSQL)
Database name The name of the specific database you want to access You chose this when you created the database; it is shown in the database overview
Username (login) The database user (not your konsoleH login!) Shown in the database overview
Password The password of your database user You either chose it yourself when you created the database or it was generated automatically; it is included in the confirmation email

Important: Do not use localhost as the hostname

Unlike a local development environment, your database at konsoleH does not run on the same server as your website. For this reason, do not enter localhost – this is one of the most common reasons for setup errors. You can find the correct hostname directly in konsoleH in the overview of your databases under MariaDB/MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Where do you enter this information?

Every application stores connection details in its own location. Typical examples:

  • WordPress: in the file wp-config.php
  • Joomla: in the file configuration.php
  • TYPO3: in LocalConfiguration.php or via the installation wizard
  • Your own PHP application: in the database connection, e.g. new PDO(...) or mysqli_connect(...)

You will find specific examples with the relevant syntax on the sub-pages for MariaDB/MySQL and PostgreSQL.

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