Common Application Configuration File Locations
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Common Application Configuration File Locations

Location of Common Configuration Files

This is a list of where the configuration files are contained for many of the most commonly used web applications.

Script name Location of configuration file
4Images Gallery/config.php
B2 Evolution/conf/_basic_config.php
Boonex Dolphin/inc/header.inc.php
Concrete5/application/config/database.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 or /siteconfig.php or /lib-common.php
glfusion/private/db-config.php
Hotaru/hotaru_settings.php
Joomla/configuration.php
LiveSite/livesite/config.php
LifeType/config/config.properties.php
Magento/app/etc/local.xml
Mambo/configuration.php
Marketecture/include/config.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
OpenCart/config.php or /admin/config.php
osCommerce/includes/configure.php or /admin/includes/configure.php
Oxwall/ow_includes/config.php
PHP-Nuke/config.php
phpBB/config.php
phpFormGenerator/index.php or /mysql.class.php
phpFreeChat/forms/admin/config.inc.php (only if you have saved form input to a database)
PHPlist/config/config.php
phpMyDirectory/defaults.php
phpWCMS/include/inc_conf/conf.inc.php
phpWebSite/conf/config.php
PhpWiki/admin.php or /lib/config.php
Pligg/libs/dbconnect.php
Post-Nuke/config.php
PrestaShop/config/settings.inc.php
Saurus CMS/config.php
ShopSite/includes/configure.php or /admin/includes/configure.php
Siteframe/config.php
Simple Machines Forum/Settings.php
Soholaunch/sohoadmin/config/isp.conf.php
SugarCRM/config.php
Textpattern/textpattern/config.php
TikiWiki/db/local.php
Tomato Cart/includes/configure.php
Trendy Site Builder(does not use DB)
TYPO3/typo3conf/localconf.php
vBulletin/includes/config.php
WebCalendar/includes/settings.php
WHMCS/configuration.php
WordPress/wp-config.php
X7 Chat/config.php
Xoops/mainfile.php
Zen Cart/includes/configure.php or /admin/includes/configure.php
Zen Photozp-data/zenphoto.cfg
Zikula/config.php

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