Creating and Managing Databases
Many modern websites and applications (like WordPress, Joomla, or Magento) rely on a MySQL database to store content and
settings. With Eco Web Hosting, you can easily create and manage your databases directly from the Databases section of
your hosting control panel.
🔐 First: Access Your Hosting Control Panel
If you’re not already logged in, start here:
👉 How to Access Your Web Hosting Control Panel
Once inside, look for the Databases section.
➕ Creating a New Database
1. In the control panel, click on Databases
2. Scroll down to the Create Database section
3. Enter a name for your database (it will be automatically prefixed with your hosting username)
4. Click Create
By default, this will also create a database user with the same name and assign a secure, randomly generated password.
🔐 Keep your database name, username, and password safe — you’ll need them when setting up apps like WordPress.
⚙️ Advanced Database Creation
If you want more control (e.g. custom username/password), you can:
1. Click the Advanced mode option under the database creation form
2. Enter:
- A database name
- A database username
- A secure password (or generate one)
3. Click Create
This is useful for developers or advanced setups that require separating user credentials from the database name.
📋 Viewing & Managing Existing Databases
At the top of the Databases page, you'll see a list of existing databases:
- View the size and number of tables
- See how many users have access
- Click Manage to open the database management tools
- Click Delete to remove a database you no longer need (⚠️ use caution — this is irreversible)
🔄 Editing & Accessing Databases
- Manage Users: Assign or remove user access to a database
- phpMyAdmin: Launch the browser-based tool to view, edit, or export database content
- Server Details (shown at the bottom): Includes your database version, SQL mode, and connection info (hostname,
usually localhost)
🔗 Using Database Info in Scripts or Apps
When connecting your site or app to the database, you’ll typically need:
- Database Name: e.g. u43403_exampledb
- Username: e.g. u43403_exampledb
- Password: (set during creation)
- Host: localhost
- Port: 3306 (default)
