Log in to Directadmin. If you are not sure how to get here, you can look in this guide.
Then navigate to:
Account Manager > MySQL Management.
On the right is the button Create New Database which you should press.
Here you set the name and password of your database.
- Database Name: Enter the name you want for your database
- ** Database User:** If you want to enter a username, you can tick "Same as database" and enter any username
- Database Password: Enter a secure password for your database
Remember that your database and the database username are always prefixed with your DirectAdmin username.
Then click on CREATE DATABASE
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