Creating a database in the Plesk panel

Introduction

This article explains the steps that need to be followed to create a database and a user for it in a Plesk hosting account.

Requirements

• an active Plesk hosting account
• login data in the panel

Steps to Follow

• after logging into the Plesk control panel, in the displayed interface select "Databases" located in the top right corner of the panel

• On the next page, select the "Add database" button

• In the page that will be displayed, the fields will be filled out as follows:

1. "Database name" - the name of the database
2. "Database server" - displays the server, the connection port, and the installed MySQL version on the server
3. "Related site" - select the domain with which the database will interact
4. "Create a database user" - the checkbox remains checked for creating the user database
5. "Database user name" - the username attached to the database
6. "New password" - the user's database password
7. "Confirm password" - the password set by the user is confirmed
8. "User has access to all databases within the selected subscription" - this is checked only if you want this user to have access to all databases associated with the account

• after filling in the fields, the "OK" button located at the bottom of the page is selected
• later a confirmation message will be displayed