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Wordpress htaccess authentication

Posted October 22, 2014 4.8k views

Hello,

Does anyone know how or where to find the username and password that Digital Ocean uses as security for a new Wordpress install?

The following directions say that the instructions to find the password are in the .htaccess file and also the /root/WORDPRESS file. I use Filezilla and I am able to locate both files but there is nothing in the htaccess and the root Wordpress file will not open. Am I missing something?

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/one-click-install-wordpress-on-ubuntu-14-04-with-digitalocean

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kamaln7 October 23, 2014

SSH into your droplet and you should see /root/WORDPRESS’s contents: How To Log Into Your Droplet with PuTTY (for windows users) | DigitalOcean.

and the root Wordpress file will not open

Can you post the exact error that you’re getting? What user are you connected as?

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notme October 28, 2014

After you connect to your FTP, go to SERVER and select FORCE SHOWING HIDDEN FILES. This should allow you to see the .htaccess file.

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