Can’t create wp user on phpwebhosting. Help?

  • mzumtaylor

    (@mzumtaylor)


    15 years ago

    This is my first time installing wordpress, and the host/server I’m trying to install it on is phpwebhosting.

    I am attempting to install using the instructions for phpMyAdmin (none of the other install instructions looked even remotely like what I had available to me).

    The install instructions want me to create a new database, which I was able to do, and then create a new user, which I was not able to do. As far as I can tell, there is no where in the control panel at phpwebhosting to create a new user.

    What do I do? How should I proceed? I contacted the support desk at phpwebhosting, but they have yet to get back to me.

    Why is it important to create a new user after creating a database?

    Also, when I tried to create a database called “wordpress” I was informed that one already existed, but it was no where to be found.

    Any help anyone could offer would be greatly appreciated. I can’t be the only one to run into this problem.

    Thanks.

    Oh, and apparently I’m using WP v. 2.9.2, not 2.9.1. Sorry for any confusion.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    Why is it important to create a new user after creating a database?

    Only specific users with the correct access privileges can access a database. WordPress is classed as a user.

    I#’d also suggest you choose something a little less obvious for your database name.

    Thread Starter mzumtaylor

    (@mzumtaylor)

    Right now the default database name at phpwebhosting is the first half of the domain name.

    I wasn’t going to use the default database because the install instructions said I should create a new database. Is it okay to use the default database, or is that also too obvious?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    If the default database is just sitting there, I’d suggest using it. A partial domain name is still better than “wordpress”.

    Thread Starter mzumtaylor

    (@mzumtaylor)

    So then the question is, do I need to worry about creating a new user, or can I just skip that part?

    I think that’s where I’ve got the biggest hang-up.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    You have to have at least 1 user with full privileges.

    Thread Starter mzumtaylor

    (@mzumtaylor)

    Okay, that makes sense. What I don’t know is if I need to worry about creating a new user (which phpwebhosting doesn’t seem to let me do), or if I can/should use the userID that I use to log into the control panel at phpwebhosting and PHPMyAdmin.

    I mean, if I can’t make a new user, I probably don’t have any other choice, I’m just not sure if I should be worried about just having one user (for security reasons), or if it’s fine. I CAN change the database password independent of the password I use to login to the control panel.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    You’re best asking phpwebhosting about this. They must have some process in place to allow a db user to be created. Otherwise all the dbs are going to be pretty useless.

    Thread Starter mzumtaylor

    (@mzumtaylor)

    Yeah, I sent them a query about two days ago. I guess I’ll just wait to hear back from them.

    Thanks for all your help.

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