Interacting directly with MySQL can be confusing, which is why phpMyAdmin was designed. It provides a web-based visual interface for working with databases – an indispensable resource for anyone managing a website that interacts with MySQL.
The left frame displays your database information while the right frame offers actions you can perform on selected tables, such as drop, empty, analyze and repair.
Creating a database
phpMyAdmin is an excellent database administration tool that makes creating and managing databases simple and straightforward. With its intuitive graphical user interface and support of multiple languages, it features such as importing/exporting data, changing tables, editing queries, running multiple servers simultaneously – which makes phpMyAdmin particularly handy for website owners as it provides more flexible ways of overseeing their web server’s database.
To create a database with phpMyAdmin, click the New link in the left panel and enter its name. phpMyAdmin will prompt you to set up its table structure – including selecting column types, length/values, attributes and indexes before selecting UNIQUE option to ensure each record is unique.
Once your database has been created, it’s time to start adding records. First step should be creating a table in your database; to do this, navigate directly to it and click Create tab; give the table its own unique name while providing as much detail about columns as you’d like in its Description field.
Drop-down menus allow you to specify collation and engine for your table, though beware – this may grant your user global privileges, giving them access to all databases on the server. It would be wiser and safer if a separate user login were created for each piece of software or website that needs access to specific databases.
Creating a table
phpMyAdmin’s Create Table interface enables you to quickly create new database tables. It displays boxes for you to enter information such as table name, column names and data type; character length of values to limit; collation method used by table; unique column flagging option if desired (this ensures records can only be retrieved through their unique IDs); etc.
Once a table has been created, phpMyAdmin will display it in its list of tables. To edit a table, select it from this list and click Edit tab – this will open a window allowing you to enter data for each field within your table before saving your changes by clicking Go button.
Once your table has been designed and created, click the Delete tab to delete it from the database. A confirmation message will be shown before deleting is completed and once completed it will no longer appear on the list of tables within your database.
phpMyAdmin comes standard with all IONOS web hosting plans that include MySQL or MariaDB databases, and can be accessed by visiting /phpmyadmin/ in your web browser or from within your Account Control Center’s Databases page.
Performing a query
phpMyAdmin is an open-source web-based software application designed to efficiently manage and control databases. With its user-friendly interface, it makes adding, editing, deleting tables rows and columns effortless while its SQL commands give greater control of data storage.
Utilizing phpMyAdmin from your hosting account’s cPanel dashboard, performing queries is easily done using phpMyAdmin. First, launch it and select your WordPress database; next click ‘Browse’ next to wp_users table which contains user data for all website users – find row where username should change using “Edit” link then visit website using new username. Once all necessary changes have been made, visit website again using new username.
PHPMyAdmin offers another key feature with its extended MySQL dump capability, enabling you to easily backup entire databases or selected tables into various formats. The Export tab enables users to select their output format (SQL, LaTeX, PDF document or Word document or XML file) as well as set SQL export compatibility settings and compression type for faster export.
Managing a database
Behind every website lies a database that allows you to store all sorts of information ranging from user accounts and posts you make on your site to account details. One open source database management tool you can use for managing this is phpMyAdmin; its user-friendly graphical interface makes using it straightforward for those of all technical skill levels; however, its limitations do require you to be familiar with SQL commands for optimal flexibility.
Once logged in, you’ll be able to view all of your databases and tables in the left frame. Each table features its name and column count along with its storage engine – by default this is MySQL; however you may change this via clicking “engine.”
You can edit your database structure within phpMyAdmin, creating new tables or tables with unique ids via its Structure tab. When setting up new tables using this method, they’re given names and can be set with columns to meet various needs – including adding columns that use UNIQUE indexing so each row can be quickly found by its unique ID number.
phpMyAdmin is an open-source database management tool that makes creating, editing and manipulating databases simple. Compatible with most operating systems and supporting a range of databases, phpMyAdmin also boasts various features for managing multiple servers that make its use an invaluable asset to thousands of websites around the globe.