How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) servers can use the SiteWorx control panel to create a MySQL database.
Creating databases and users
If you are not the administrator, your SiteWorx user account must have the appropriate permissions to execute the below procedure. Contact your administrator and refer to How to add secondary users to your SiteWorx account for more information.
After creating your database, you may perform administrative functions by launching phpMyAdmin from the SiteWorx control panel.
Log in to your SiteWorx account.
If you do not know your password, click Forgot your password on the login page.
If you do not know the web address for your SiteWorx login page, either refer to your Welcome Email, or contact our Support Team.
From the SiteWorx main menu, click Hosting Features > MySQL > Databases.
In the Database Name field, type the name of the new database. Do not use spaces or special characters, although you may use “_” to indicate a space, if necessary.
Click the Create User check box.
The menu will expand, allowing you to configure login credentials and assign permissions.
In the Username field, enter the desired username. You must use one word of no more than seven characters, though you may include a “_” to indicate a space, if desired.
To choose the password, choose one of the following:
Create your own password by typing it into both the Password and Confirm Password fields. For security tips and general advice about password creation, refer to How to create a secure password.
Either enter a password or click Generate to have SiteWorx create one for you.
Assign permissions as desired. By default, all permissions are enabled; clear each check box to remove permissions as necessary.
In the When Connecting From field, specify the hostname from which the user must connect to the database. If you are unsure, leave it blank.
Click Add.
If successful, the new database will appear in the Existing Databases section.
SiteWorx automatically prefixes your assigned database name with the first eight characters of your domain name, followed by an underscore.
When specifying database information for other applications, you must use this entire name.
If you want to create additional users for a database, refer to How to create MySQL database user accounts in SiteWorx.
MySQL database user permissions
The following table defines the available permissions that can be applied to a specific MySQL Database user account.
| User Permissions | Operations Allowed |
|---|---|
| Select | Select rows from tables in the database. |
| Create | Create new databases or tables. |
| Alter | Alter the table structure. |
| Show View | Show views. |
| Insert | Insert rows into tables. |
| Drop | Drop or remove existing databases and tables. If this permission is enabled, the user can drop the database storing the MySQL access privileges for a user. |
| Create Temporary Table | Create temporary tables. |
| Create Routine | Create stored routines, procedures, and functions. |
| Update | Update database table rows and data. |
| References | Not currently in use. |
| Lock Tables | Lock tables in the database. |
| Alter Routine | Modify or alter stored routines. |
| Delete | Delete data and rows in database tables |
| Index | Create or remove indexes. |
| Create View | Create a new view. |
| Execute | Execute stored routines, procedures, and functions. |
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