MySQL is a powerful database server which can be used to handle dynamic content on your website, such as blog software or a bulletin board. Most popular web software works with MySQL and can automatically configure the database for you; you wll need to first install MySQL on your account:

Log in to your VDS Manager by clicking the ‘Login to VDS Manager’ link from the Products page of the Customer Manager, which is located at https://my.opensourcehost.com.

Click on Install & Manage on the left

Click on the Database folder at the top

Under the Available ValueApps list, click on the MySQL icon

Agree to the license

Enter a password for use when connecting to MySQL. The username that you will use is the same as your VDS username.

Re-enter the password

Click the button

Now that the database server is installed and running, you’ll want to create a database and start using it. If your web software has the ability to automatically configure MySQL, please refer to its documentation. If you are creating a new application or would like to easily manage your MySQL data, we provide a web based interface for MySQL that you can install.

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To install the graphical PhpMyAdmin interface:

Log in to your VDS Manager by clicking the ‘Login to VDS Manager’ link from the Products page of the Customer Manager, which is located at https://my.opensourcehost.com.

Click on Install & Manage on the left

Click on the Database folder at the top

Under the Available ValueApps list, click on the phpMyAdmin icon

Agree to the license

Click the button

You will now see a link labeled “Launch Application” next to PhpMyAdmin under Installed ValueApps that you can click to access your database information; you can also use this direct link to access PhpMyAdmin using your VDS Manager username and password:

http://yoursitedomain.com/phpmyadmin/

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