MySQL is the most popular open-source SQL database management system and is used by many popular website applications, such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.
In order to connect a database to your website, a user will need to be created and added to the database. Here we cover the steps to add a user to an existing database in cPanel.
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Add User
- Log into cPanel
- Select MySQL Databases, located under the Databases section
- Scroll to the MySQL Users section
A. If you've already created a user, skip to step 4
B. If you need to create a new user, fill in the Username and Password fields and select Create User
- Scroll to the Add User To Database section
- Select the User and Database from the applicable drop-down menus and click the Add button
- Click the checkbox beside ALL PRIVILEGES or manually select which privileges you wish to grant to the user
- Click Make Changes to save
- Select the User and Database from the applicable drop-down menus and click the Add button