In Opencart, 2 files are responsible for connection to the database:
- config.php - which is located in the root
 - admin/config.php - which is located in the admin folder
 
The code for connecting to the database in both files is identical.
define('DB_HOSTNAME', 'servername');
define('DB_USERNAME', 'username');
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'database_name');