Manage MySQL Databases

[Geoffw]

Peter

A quick question. If I have a MySQL Database created in my Control Panel, is its name the same as the username created by the user?

I am setting-up/moving from another hosting a bulletin board and having difficulties with it. The installation stops after I have entered:
1: Database Name
2: Username
3: Password
...as I'm not sure I have been entering the Username in both the Database Name Box and in the Username Box. Am I doing the right thing?

[Furby]

Hi Geoff,

When you create a database via the control panel the server will take the name that you want and then pre-pend the server name in front of it, ie if you entered 123 the server would change it to web50-123 but if there is already a database by that name the server will change it to web50-123-1 etc..
When using the database with a script or site the server hostname is always localhost
The database name and username are the same eg, web50-123 and the password would be the one specified when you initially created the database.

[Geoffw]

Thanks Sarah!