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# Managing your MySQL databases in the Hosting Panel

> Learn how to manage your MySQL databases and users from one convenient interface in the Webcentral Hosting Panel.

Some newer hosting accounts use an administration interface directly within the Webcentral Hosting Panel. Unlike cPanel, there is no separate login — you just log in to your Webcentral account at [https://theconsole.webcentral.au](https://theconsole.webcentral.au) and control your web site, email, and WordPress from one unified interface.

This article provides an overview on how to use this administration interface to manage your MySQL databases and users. It applies to the following account types:

* Mini Web Hosting
* Starter Web Hosting
* Plus Web Hosting
* Pro Web Hosting
* Max Web Hosting
* Hosting for WordPress

## Managing database users

Before you create a database, you should create at least one database user that will have access to the database. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account as described in [Managing your website in the Hosting Panel](/websites-hosting/hosting-panel/managing-your-website-in-the-hosting-panel).
2. When the control panel appears, in the left sidebar, click **Websites**:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/228bef28a564fa447f4a92d5c208a9c69d68e7e5322737068090c99d2d6b34a5-image.png)
3. On the **Manage websites** page, click the website you want to manage.
4. A list of tabs appears at the top of the page. Click the **Databases** tab:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/afb71b00e7fd7219bf01a587956dcb6b9a0303245609e1042e2e39f867851208-image.png)
5. The **MySQL databases** page appears. Click **Add user**:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/c4463a688a3f9c700bc3ceffc91982ce677a9c6a03b6b006551401e8b6646772-image.png)
6. In the **Add database user** section, type the username and password for the user:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/6644fd2db4a7a68c3283ea6ec692444c49ef10187108b7cd7a755a8627e1f394-image.png)
7. If one or more databases already exist, they appear in the **Database access** section. Select the check box next to any database for which you want to grant the user access.
8. Click **Add**.
9. Click the **Users** tab. The new user appears in the user list.
10. Click the user to modify it. On this page, you can:
    * Click **Reset** to reset the user's password.
    * In the **Remote access IP** text box, type an IP address from which the user can access databases.
    * Click **Delete** to delete the user.
      ![](https://files.readme.io/b60d1bf857ae0ccefece58feed9d520c89f13f3b9f63fec1ae1891c86f027565-image.png)

## Managing databases

You can easily add, modify, and delete databases. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account as described in [Managing your website in the Hosting Panel](/websites-hosting/hosting-panel/managing-your-website-in-the-hosting-panel).
2. When the control panel appears, in the left sidebar, click **Websites**:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/228bef28a564fa447f4a92d5c208a9c69d68e7e5322737068090c99d2d6b34a5-image.png)
3. On the **Manage websites** page, click the website you want to manage.
4. A list of tabs appears at the top of the page. Click the **Databases** tab:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/afb71b00e7fd7219bf01a587956dcb6b9a0303245609e1042e2e39f867851208-image.png)
5. The **MySQL databases** page appears. Click **Add database**:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/4b088057fc656a5ba22b7a5da763d95dd102f05467594384ad242d661aca0325-image.png)
6. In the **Add database** section, in the **Database name** text box, type the name of the database:
   ![](https://files.readme.io/3ede6855b8b9abb3e03c001735ea5c2b85c77b45bf030c91b2a3a91136e75384-image.png)
7. In the **Add database user** section, select one or more users that can access the database.
   * To grant all access privileges to a user, leave the **All database privileges** check box selected. Alternatively, clear the **All database privileges** check box, and then click the specific privileges you want to grant to the user:
     ![](https://files.readme.io/16992882eefc21ae994b22a47e479ac81557967a85385590e91a09c4aac6a3f0-image.png)
8. Click **Add**. On the **Databases** tab appears the new database.
9. Click the database to modify it and access additional features. On this page, you can:
   * Click **PhpMyAdmin** to access phpMyAdmin:
     ![](https://files.readme.io/8605e12ac8556bddc9ed26d76577f7411c52fb3595be85a803a648c173e25a8d-image.png)
   * Add database users to the database or remove database users.
   * Click **Upload** to import a SQL file and populate the database:
     ![](https://files.readme.io/9aaf2194a482341dec70b5e7288ef9ac612f68b0c84991a69c1da87523c0d8f9-image.png)
   * Click **Download** to export a SQL file containing the database:
     ![](https://files.readme.io/412c7500b5582ba271f09234f3a301582b06050f1bea9e0241054879e4e830fa-image.png)
   * Click **Delete** to delete the database:
     ![](https://files.readme.io/910522250ff0e0a315e8a97eb0eea7b6f04fd77e2c581d912f1e3eb15ce86cea-image.png)

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