Title: Problem installing database – first install
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Problem installing database – first install

 *  [yohoho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohoho/)
 * (@yohoho)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_phpMyAdmin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_phpMyAdmin)
 * I am using the C-Panel at 1and1.com
 * I am stuck on step 2 of the install process. My phpMyAdmin, ver 2.6.4-pl3 is 
   different then in the install manual. I see no where to create a user and the
   database is created in the very first step from the C-Panel.
 * I can can create a table but I thought they would tell me what yto call the table?
   The user already seems to be created for me. It wants me to select “Privileges”
   but I can’t see that anywhere.
 * Can Anyone help me?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277190)
 * > I can can create a tabl
 * You don’t need to create any tables. Just an empty database.
 * > It wants me to select “Privileges”
 * Just select “All” for privileges.
 *  Thread Starter [yohoho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohoho/)
 * (@yohoho)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277195)
 * There is no “privileges” or “all”.
 * In 1and1’s C-panel I select MySQL Administration.
    Then I click “New Database”
   and enter a description of the database. Then enter a password twice then click
   setup and wait for 15 minutes. Next I find my database and click the “phpMyAdmin”
   button on the far right. MySQL Control Center link comes up and I click it to
   get to phpMyAdmin. There are three things I can change here. 1. Language 2. MySQL
   connection collation 3. db381189887 (-) (in the left margin Clicking number 3
   above asks me to create a table and give it a name and the number of fields.
 * None of the above is in the WordPress install manual. I am lost.
 * Thanks for your help
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277197)
 * You need to either contact your hosts or check their documentation/knowledgebase.
 *  Thread Starter [yohoho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohoho/)
 * (@yohoho)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277198)
 * One other thing, db381189887 is listed as both the database name and the user
   name in “MySQL Database Set Up and Configuration” as soon as I create the database.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277201)
 * That’s standard in 1&1.
 *  Thread Starter [yohoho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohoho/)
 * (@yohoho)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277222)
 * In case anyone else should be looking the answers, all seem to be here.
 * [http://faq.1and1.com/scripting_languages_supported/php/17.html](http://faq.1and1.com/scripting_languages_supported/php/17.html)
 * Thanks
 * Yohoho

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 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [yohoho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yohoho/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-database-first-install/#post-2277222)
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