Database creating

Describes how to create database

MySQL Databases menu can be quickly accessed via cPanel Menu list

1. In order to start, log into cPanel and click on the MySQL Databases menu in the Databases section:

2. Once there, find the Create New Database section, then simply indicate name of the future database and click on the Create Database button:

3. The database is created and ready to use. Now, in order to be able to fill and maintain the database, MySQL User should be created and assigned to the database with correct privileges.

To create a MySQL User, find the section called MySQL Users > Add New User and choose the username you wish to assign to your database. Once done, choose a secure password for MySQL User and type it into the corresponding fields:

It is highly recommended to use the built-in Password Generator to create a secure password as shown below:

4. After the password is chosen, simply click on the Create User button to finish the process:

5. Now you have both MySQL Database and MySQL User created. Now we need to assign MySQL User to the database and set proper privileges. To do this, find the Add User To Database section and make sure that you choose the correct Database and User correspondingly. Once done, simply click on the Add button:

6. In the next window you will need to set correct privileges to the MySQL User. In this example, we shall grant all privileges to be able to maintain our MySQL Database without any restrictions, so you simply need to choose the All Privileges option and click on the Make Changes button:

It is important to remember that multiple MySQL Users with different sets of privileges can be assigned to the same MySQL Database.

7. Once finished, you will get the message stating that the MySQL User was successfully added to the Database:

To check this, you can simply go back to the MySQL Databases menu and check the Current Databases section:

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