1. Portal Home
  2. Knowledgebase
  3. Unlimited Hosting
  4. cPanel
  5. Databases
  6. How to create a MySQL database in cPanel?

How to create a MySQL database in cPanel?



To create a MySQL database, follow these steps:

  1. In the Databases section of the cPanel home screen, click MySQL® Databases.
  2. Under Create New Database, type the name of the database in the New Database text box.
  3. Click Create Database.  
Tip: When you create a database, your username is added to the database name. For example, if your username is username, and you create a database named database, the actual MySQL database name is username_database.

Related Articles

How to remove a user from a MySQL database in cPanel?

To delete a MySQL user, follow these steps: In the Databases section of the cPanel home screen, click MySQL® Databases. Under Current Users, locate the user that you want to delete, and then...

How to manage a MySQL database with phpMyAdmin in cPanel?

You can import and export MySQL databases for a variety of scenarios, including: Transferring a database from one web hosting account or provider to another. Importing a third-party database....

How to repair a MySQL database in cPanel?

You can check MySQL databases for errors or possible corruption. If a database check reveals problems, you can repair the database as well.To check and repair a database, follow these steps: In...

Does XtraOrbit provide an online tool to manage MySQL databases?

Yes, your web hosting control panel come with an online database managment tool called PhPMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin is a free and open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of...

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

To create a MySQL database, follow these steps: In the Databases section of the cPanel home screen, click MySQL® Databases. Under Create New Database, type the name of the database in the New...