Databases

The Databases tab manages a website’s databases. Each database has its own user, which can access only that database.

List

The table lists each Database and user (they share one name) with the actions phpMyAdmin, Change password and Delete.

Adding a database

The Name (optional) field:

• Blank: uses the website name, with - changed to _.
• A suffix such as shop: becomes <website-name>_shop.
• Only lowercase a-z, digits and underscores. The name is at most 32 characters, including the website prefix.

Click Add database. The password is shown once, right after creation. The system does not store it, so save it.

Changing the password

The current password stops working immediately. The website’s config file (wp-config.php, .env…) must be updated with the new one. The new password is also shown only once.

Deleting

This deletes the database with all its data and its user, and cannot be undone. Back up first if the data matters.

phpMyAdmin

Click phpMyAdmin to open an admin session in a new tab. The sign-in uses a temporary account with rights on that database only, which expires after 30 minutes or when you log out of phpMyAdmin. The database’s real password is untouched and stored nowhere.