MySQL is a popular database management system. It allows you to add, access, and process stored data. This document will guide you through:

• Creating MySQL database and its users
• Editing MySQL databases (phpMyAdmin)
• Changing user passwords
• Adding MySQL users and granting them privileges

Creating MySQL Database and Its Users

MySQL users cannot exist separately from MySQL databases. You must stick to the following sequence:

1. Create a database
2. Add MySQL users to each created database.

However, MySQL users can be shared by different databases.

To create a MySQL database, do the following:

1. Click MySQL Server on your control panel home page.
2. Click Add database at the bottom of the form:

   

3. On the form that shows enter the name of the database and database description if needed:
   

   

   NOTE:
   Databases are created with the username_ prefix, where username is a unique identifier that contains either first letters of the name of an account under which this database is created, or that account name's first letters and a unique number if there are several account names starting with the same letters. This is done to prevent the creation of databases with the same name under different users.

4. Agree with additional charges if any.
5. In the form that appears, create a new user or grant privileges to users of other databases:



• Add a new user to the database you have just created. User roles are explained below. Click Add user.
• Choose roles for users of other databases so they can use your new database. Click Grant.


6. Click Finish to complete creating your MySQL database.

You can edit the content of your databases using the phpMyAdmin utility that comes with your control panel. To run phpMyAdmin, do the following:

1. Click MySQL Server on your control panel home page.
2. In the form that appears, click the name of the existing MySQL Database you want to edit or the Edit icon on its right:



3. In the form that appears, click Built in phpMyAdmin control panel to start editing your database:

   

4. Follow the instructions of the phpMyAdmin control panel to edit your MySQL DB.

Changing user passwords.

To change user password in the MySQL database, do the following:

1. Click the MySQL Database
2. In the form that appears (see above), click the Change password icon next to the DB user.

Adding MySQL users and granting them privileges.

Here you will learn how to add new users to an existing MySQL database.

1. Click MySQL Server on your control panel home page.
2. Click the MySQL Database or the Edit icon on its right:
3. On the form that shows, click the Add icon against the Database users field.
4. Fill the following form:
   

   

   Each user role involves a fixed set of privileges on this specific database:

   Role:	Set of privileges:
   read	select
   read/write	select, insert, delete, update
   dba	select, insert, update, drop, create, alter, index

   
   
5. Click the Add or Grant button and agree to additional charges.
6. To edit privileges, click the Edit icon next to the user. You will be brought to the Privilege Maintenance page.



7. Check or uncheck the desired privileges and press the Submit button.

Note: For more information on MySQL access privileges, please refer to www.mysql.com.

IMPORTANT: any changes in user privileges will be applied to the whole selected database.

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