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# Managing databases and database users in Plesk

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This article describes how to use Plesk to manage databases and database users. You can add, modify, and delete databases and users, as well as manage user database privileges.

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## Creating a database

To watch a video that demonstrates the following procedure, please click below:

To create a database, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   > 📘 Note
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   > If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/docs/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Databases**. The **Databases** page appears.

3. Click **Add Database**. The **Add a Database** page appears.

4. In the **Database name** text box, type the database name that you want to use.

5. In the **Related site** list box, select a site to associate with the new database, or accept the default value.

6. To create a user for the database, under **Users**, select the **Create a database user** check box.
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   > If you do not create a user now, you can add a user to the database later.

7. In the **Database user name** text box, type the username that you want to use.

8. In the **New password** and **Confirm password** text boxes, type a password for the database user.
   > 👍 Tip
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   > Alternatively, you can click **Generate** and Plesk generates a random, strong password for you.

9. Click **OK**. Plesk creates the database.

## Deleting a database

To delete a database, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   > 📘 Note
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   > If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/docs/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Databases**. The **Databases** page appears.

3. In the section for the database that you want to remove, click **Remove Database**.

4. To confirm database removal, click **Yes**. Plesk removes the database.

## Adding a user to a database

To add a user to a database, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   > 📘 Note
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   > If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/docs/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Databases**. The **Databases** page appears.

3. Click **User Management**. The **Database Users** page appears.

4. Click **Add Database User**. The **Adding Database User** page appears.

5. In the **Database user name** text box, type the username that you want to use.

6. In the **New password** and **Confirm password** text boxes, type a password for the database user.
   > 👍 Tip
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   > Alternatively, you can click **Generate** and Plesk generates a random, strong password for you.

7. In the **Database** list box, select a database to assign the new user to, or accept the default.

8. Click **OK**. Plesk adds the user to the specified database.

## Managing database user privileges

To manage database user privileges, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   > 📘 Note
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   > If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/docs/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).

2. In the left sidebar, click **Databases**.

3. Click **User Management**.

4. Click the name of the database user you want to manage.

5. To change the database user's password, in the **New password** and **Confirm password** text boxes, type a password for the database user.
   > 👍 Tip
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   > Alternatively, you can click **Generate** and Plesk generates a random, strong password for you.

6. To change the database to which the user is assigned, select a database in the **Database** list box.

7. To change the database user's privileges for the selected database, in the **Role** list box select an access level.

8. Click **OK**. Plesk updates the user's privileges for the database.

## Related articles

* [Backing up and restoring databases in Plesk](/docs/backing-up-and-restoring-databases-with-plesk)