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Changing passwords

In this guide we will walk through the changing of all your account passwords

Control panel password

  1. Login to your cp.purely.website account.
  2. In the top right you will see your profile avatar, click this, then click My account.
  3. To change your password, click Reset, enter your new password then click Save.
  4. As an extra security measure, scroll down to Devices, and click Log out of all devices.

FTP passwords

  1. Login to your cp.purely.website account.
  2. Using the left menu, click Websites, then click on the website you wish to change the FTP password on.
  3. Click Advanced, then FTP.
  4. Click on the FTP account, under Password, click Reset, enter your new secure password and click Save.

SSH passwords

  1. Login to your cp.purely.website account.
  2. Using the left menu, click Websites, then click on the website you wish to change the SSH password on.
  3. Click Advanced, then Developer tools, click on SSH password authentication.
  4. Click Reset, enter your new secure password and click Save.

Mailbox passwords

  1. Login to your cp.purely.website account.
  2. Using the left menu, click Websites, then click on the website you wish to change the mailbox password on.
  3. Using the top menu, click Emails, click the mailbox you wish to change the password on.
  4. Under Password, click Reset, enter your new secure password, click Save.

MySQL user passwords

  1. Login to your cp.purely.website account.
  2. Using the left menu, click Websites, then click on the website you wish to change the MySQL user password on.
  3. Using the top menu, click Databases, Then Users, click on the MySQL username you wish to change the password for.
  4. Under Password, click Reset, enter your new secure password, click Save.
    Note: Now you’ve change the MySQL user password, you will also need to update this within your websites connection string.
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