title: How to find database host url in joomla
body: <p>i have a website with Joomla 2.5.4, in the configuration file the DB host is coded as localhost. i know the DB name, username, password to access. But not the URL to access the Host. is that Possible to get the information without logging in to C PANEL etc..</p>
  
  <p>in some situations my client fails to give me the url to access DB, if iopen the configuration file, there it says LOCALHOST.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any other way to find out?</p>