imbra - How to Create a Database in iPanel

iPanel lets you create MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL databases for your websites. This guide walks you through the database creation process.

Steps

  1. Navigate to your website management page by clicking Web Nodes in the sidebar, then Manage on your web node, and clicking on your website's domain name.

    [screenshot: navigating to website management page]

  2. On the Home tab, find and click the Databases card in the Domains section.

    [screenshot: databases card on home tab]

  3. In the Databases drawer, click the Create Database button.

    [screenshot: create database button in drawer]

  4. Under Database Type, click one of the three buttons to select your database engine: MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL.

    [screenshot: database type selector with three buttons]

  5. In the Database Name field, enter a name for your database (e.g., my_database).

    [screenshot: database name field with placeholder]

  6. In the Database Username field, enter a username for the database user (e.g., db_user).

    [screenshot: database username field with placeholder]

  7. In the Database Password field, enter a strong password or click the generate button to create a random one.

    [screenshot: database password field with generate button]

  8. Click Create to provision the database.

    [screenshot: create button]

Tip: Click the generate button next to the password field to create a secure random password. Make sure to save the password somewhere safe as you will need it to connect to your database.

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