Preguntes Freqüents - FAQ

Modify Databases

Check a database

If you experience problems with a database on your server, check your databases for errors.

To check a database for errors, perform the following steps:

1. In the Check a Database menu, select the database that you wish to check.

2. Click Check the Database.
3. cPanel runs a script that checks to ensure that the database functions correctly.
   • If the system detects a problem in the database, it displays the name of the corrupt table.
   • If the Check Complete message displays, the database functions correctly.

Repair a database

If one of your databases is corrupt, you must repair it.

To repair a database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Repair the Database menu, select the database that you wish to repair.
2. Click Repair the Database.

cPanel runs a script that attempts to automatically repair the database.

Current Databases

The Current Databases table lists the following information for each database in your account:

• Database — The name of the database.
• Size — The size of the database.
• Privileged Users — The users who can manipulate the database.
• Actions — Click the appropriate icon in this column to rename or delete a database.

Modify a user's privileges

To modify a user’s privileges for database management, perform the following steps:

1. Click the username in the row that corresponds to the database for which you want to modify privileges. The MySQL Account Maintenance interface appears. 

   Note:

   Ensure that you select the correct database. Users may have access to more than one database.

2. Select the checkboxes that correspond to the privileges that you want to grant to the user. Deselect any privileges that you do not wish to grant to the user.
3. Click Make Changes.

For more information about user privileges, read the MySQL documentation.

Remove a user from a database

To remove a user from a specific database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Privileged Users column, click the  icon next to the user that you want to delete.
2. To remove the user from the database, click Revoke User Privileges.

Rename a database

To rename a database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Current Databases table, click theicon in the Actions column that corresponds to the database that you wish to delete.
2. Enter the new database name in the New name text box.
3. Click Proceed.

How cPanel renames a MySQL database

Delete a database

To delete a database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Current Databases table, click the icon in the Actions column that corresponds to the database that you wish to delete.
2. To permanently delete the database, click Delete Database.

Add a MySQL user

After you create a database, add users to the database and configure their privileges.

To create a new user account, perform the following steps:

1. Enter a username in the Username text box. 

   Important:

   To learn more about database username limits, click your database type to expand the following:

    MySQL

    MariaDB

2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.

   Notes:

   • The system grades the password that you enter on a scale of 100 points. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password.
   • Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. A green password Strength meter indicates that the password is equal to or greater than the required password strength.
   • Click Password Generator to generate a strong password. For more information, read our Password Generator documentation.
     
     
3. Click Create User.

Add a user to a database

To add a user to a database, perform the following steps:

1. Select the appropriate user and the database you want to add the user to from the User and Database menus.
2. Click Add. The MySQL Account Maintenance interface appears.

3. Select the checkboxes that correspond to the privileges that you wish to grant to the user.

   Note:

   To grant all of the available privileges to the user, select the ALL PRIVILEGES checkbox.

4. Click Make Changes.

For more information about user privileges, read the MySQL documentation.

Current Users

The Current Users table lists all of your MySQL users. Use the functions in this table to change user passwords and usernames, or to delete users.

Change MySQL user's password

To change a MySQL user's password, perform the following steps:

1. In the Current Users table, click the icon in the Actions column that corresponds to the user that you wish to change.

2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.

   Notes:

   • The system grades the password that you enter on a scale of 100 points. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password.
   • Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. A green password Strength meter indicates that the password is equal to or greater than the required password strength.
   • Click Password Generator to generate a strong password. For more information, read our Password Generator - x3 documentation.
     
      
3. Click Change Password.

Change a MySQL user's name

To change a MySQL user's username, perform the following steps:

1. Click theicon in the Actions column for the user who you wish to rename.

2. Enter the new username in the New Username text box. 

   Important:

   To learn more about database username limits, click your database type to expand the following:

    MySQL

    MariaDB

    
3. Click Change Username.

Delete a MySQL user

To delete a MySQL user account, perform the following steps:

1. Click the  icon in the row that corresponds to the user that you wish to delete.
2. To permanently delete the account, click Delete MySQL Users.