cPanel x3 MySQL Series (11)

How to create a MySQL database in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to create a MySQL database.

Click the MySQL Databases icon.

Enter a name for the new database, then click Create Database.

That’s it! A new MySQL database has been created.

The new databaseis listed on the databases page, under Current Databases.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create a MySQL database in cPanel.

How to change a MySQL database users password in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to change a database users password.

Click the MySQL Databases icon.

Locate the user whose password you want to change, and click it.

Enter your old password in the top box, then enter and confirm a new password.

Then click Change Password.

That’s it! The database user’s password has been changed.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change a database user’s password in cPanel.

How to setup a database using the MySQL Database Wizard in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to setup a database using the MySQL Database Wizard.

Click the MySQL Database Wizard icon.

Enter a name for the new database, then click Next Step.

Now we have to create a user for this database. Enter a username and create a password, then click Create User.

Click the All Privileges check box, then click Next Step.

That’s it! My MySQL database has been created, and the new user added to the database. The database name, username and password will all be needed for scripts that need to connect to the database.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup databases using the MySQL Database Wizard.

Now click the MySQL Databases icon on the main page.

Here you can see the new database you just setup.

How to remove a user from a MySQL database in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to remove a user from a database.

Click the MySQL Databases icon.

In the table of databases, locate the database you wish to remove a user from…

… then locate the specific user assigned to that database that you want to remove… and click the delete icon.

Click Delete User from Database to confirm.

That’s it! The user has been removed from the database.

The user hasn’t been deleted… you can see it’s still listed in the list of current users.

It has simply been removed from that database.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to remove a user from a database in cPanel.

How to delete a MySQL database user in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to manage a database with phpMyAdmin.

Click the phpMyAdmin icon.

This is the phpMyAdmin main page. It is from here that you can manage all MySQL databases that exist in your hosting account.

In the top left corner, you’ll see an entry with your account user name. Click the plus sign to its left.

You’ll now see a list of databases in your account. Click the one you want to manage.

You can now start managing your database. You can manage tables, add or delete entries, and perform queries among other things.

We won’t get into specifics… check out our phpMyAdmin series of tutorials for further details.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to manage a MySQL database with phpMyAdmin.