MySQL Database Users

Create database logins and choose the databases and permissions each one needs.

Where to find it: Open the account, choose MySQL Databases, then open MySQL Database Users.

Available to: The account owner, their reseller or the server administrator. Availability depends on the hosting plan and installed services.

Why use it — and when not to

Use MySQL Database Users for the documented database scope. Do not terminate a process, remove a role, or change grants until the owning application and a recovery path are known.

How to use it

1. Create a database login or select an existing one.
2. Set its password, database permissions and any permitted remote addresses.
3. Save and test the connection from the application that uses it.

Database users and privileges

Databases and login users are separate resources. Create the intended database and explicitly assign the users/privileges it needs. Where the form offers “Create a new user with the same name”, review that choice rather than assuming every database automatically has a separate login.

Use only the required privileges, verify the active database service/profile, and test the application connection after a password or grant change. MySQL and PostgreSQL have separate resource sets and limits; a database existing in one service does not make it available in the other. Deleting a database is different from removing one user’s access.