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What is the mysql root password on a new Wordpress Image (Ubuntu 14.04)

Posted January 16, 2015 6k views

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mysql -u root on the command line logs me in as root. But I want to know the password.

The message of the day only mentions the wordpress admin password.

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asb June 7, 2016

When you first log into your WordPress Droplet, you can find the root MySql password in the message of the day (MOTD).

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Thank you for using DigitalOcean's Wordpress Application.
Your web root is located at /var/www/html and can be seen from http://111.111.111.111/
The details of your PHP installation can be seen at http://111.111.111.111/info.php
Your MySQL root user's password is mDhzT1a2QC
You are encouraged to run mysql_secure_installation to ready your server for production.
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You can learn more about using this image here: http://do.co/wordpressapp
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