| What are my MySQL database settings? |
| Article ID: 42 |
| Created On: 02 Aug 2004 |
| Author: ModHost Support |
| Edited On: 11 May 2005 |
| Edited By: ModHost Support |
| Q: I am installing a MYSQL script, and the software is asking for the following information: 1) MySQL Server (host or ip): 2) MySQL Username: 3) Password: Can you please help me identify these values? A: Before you enter this information you need to create a database on your account using your Cpanel control panel: http://www.cpanel.net/docs/cpanel/ (Please read the "MySQL databases" section in the document above) Make sure to add database user to the database once you create both in Cpanel. Once the database / database user are correctly created and setup you can proceed to your script's installation and enter the required details: MySQL host: localhost (or you can enter your primary domain name) MySQL Database Name: the name of the database you created in Cpanel (format: "accountusername_databasename" ) MySQL Database Username: your database user's username (format: "accountusername_databaseuser") MySQL Database Password: the password you selected when creating database user (not your account's main password) MySQL Database Table Prefix: accountusername_ |