Popular database-driven PHP websites (ex. phpBB, Plogger, Gallery2, etc…) need access to a database in order to work.
When you install services such as the ones mentioned above, you are usually asked for at least these four things:
You need to configure your database before starting the installation process so that you can fill in this information. Here is how this is done.
You need to create a database. To do this, follow these steps:
With Mac or Linux, you can directly enter
ssh admin@000.000.000.000
in your SSH client's window, replacing the numbers with your server's IP.
In PuTTY, you'll need to enter your server's IP address in the “Host Name” field and then click “Open.” A shell window will open with a “login as” field to fill in. You should login as admin; and then give the password associated with your server's admin account (no characters will be displayed when you type the password).
Now, log into your MySQL database as root by typing:
mysql -p
Then, it will ask you for your password. This is the password that you entered for your database when you installed your MySQL database on your server.
It is time to actually create the database you will be using for your website. To do this, first choose a good name (we'll use the name gallery
as an example), and type:
create database gallery;
…and press enter. You will then see the following appear:
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
This is good, and confirms that the database has been added.
Now, create a username and a password for your new database. The password should be very secure.
Let's say that the username will be ryan
and the password will be GanD1do
. You will then type the following:
grant all privileges on gallery.* to 'ryan'@'localhost' identified by "GanD1do";
Where you replace:
gallery
with the name of the database you just created,ryan
with the username you choseGanD1do
with the password you chose for your userThen, type:
flush privileges;
and finally:
exit;
You may now exit your server by typing:
exit
Congrats! You have now created a database on your server with a username and password, which is more than a lot of people do with their day.
Now, simply return to your installation process and enter the information that you now have. For example, we can now provide the following:
localhost
gallery
ryan
GanD1do