Database settings page

Key point: Use this page to view your current database settings or to change your database settings.

PageSeeder doesn’t backup your database or documents automatically. Ensure that you backup your PageSeeder database and \pageseeder\documents folder regularly.

Database details

If the database is on the same server as PageSeeder, enter host 'localhost'.

The name of the database is usually set to 'pageseeder'.

Using custom database URL

PageSeeder automatically generates the database URL. Use this option, in case you need to use specific parameters on the URL. The JDBC URL generally uses the following syntax:

jdbc:{vendor}://{host}/{name}?{query}

Examples of custom URLs:

jdbc:mysql://localhost:3310/pageseeder?sslMode=REQUIRED

jdbc:mysql://dev.siua3fggrdz.ap-southeast.rds.amazonaws.com/devdb

This page can only be used to switch between PageSeeder databases that have already been created. When switching databases, ensure that the \pageseeder\documents files match the new database (change this folder using the documentFolder global property. Also, all caches must be cleared and the server must be re-indexed.

Global properties on dev.pageseeder.com

Database user

Enter the credentials of a database user that has full permissions on the PageSeeder database. This is required to allow PageSeeder to perform database updates during upgrades.

How to find this page

Administration menu >  System administration > System configuration > Database settings