Articles

 Connecting to MySQL from your own computer

By default, databases only accept connections from the server itself. That is deliberate: it...

 Creating a database and a database user

An application needs two things: a database to store data in, and a user with permission to use...

 How databases and database users are named

Database and user names are always prefixed with your cPanel account name and an underscore. You...

 Importing a large database

phpMyAdmin has an upload size limit, and a large database import will fail part-way through...

 Managing your MySQL databases

Everything to do with databases is in cPanel, in two places: MySQL Databases for creating and...

 Repairing and optimising database tables

Two different operations that are often confused. Repair Fixes a table reporting itself as...

 Using phpMyAdmin without breaking anything

phpMyAdmin, in cPanel, gives you direct access to your data. That is useful and it is also the...