Go to ‘/app/etc/’ directory and open the file ‘local.xml’.
<default_setup>
<connection>
<host><![CDATA[localhost]]></host>
<username><![CDATA[magento]]></username>
<password><![CDATA[magento]]></password>
<dbname><![CDATA[magento]]></dbname>
<initStatements><![CDATA[SET NAMES utf8]]></initStatements>
<model><![CDATA[mysql4]]></model>
<type><![CDATA[pdo_mysql]]></type>
<pdoType><![CDATA[]]></pdoType>
<active>1</active>
</connection>
</default_setup>