Enhance provides full MySQL database management for your websites, including phpMyAdmin access.
Creating a database
- Log in to your Enhance control panel.
- Select the website you want to manage.
- In the left sidebar, click Databases.
- Click Add database.
- Enter a database name, and create a database user with a strong password.
- Click Add.
Make a note of the database name, username, and password — applications like WordPress will ask for these during installation.
Accessing phpMyAdmin
To manage a database’s tables and data directly:
- In the Databases section, find the database.
- Click phpMyAdmin.
phpMyAdmin opens in a new tab, logged in automatically. From there you can browse tables, run SQL queries, and import or export data.
Importing a database
To import an existing .sql file:
- Open phpMyAdmin for the target database.
- Click the Import tab.
- Choose your .sql (or .sql.zip / .sql.gz) file.
- Click Go.
For very large databases that exceed the upload limit, contact support and we can import it for you.
Exporting a database
- Open phpMyAdmin for the database.
- Click the Export tab.
- Choose the Quick method and SQL format.
- Click Go to download the .sql file.
Remote access
If you need to connect to your database from an external application or your local machine, contact support to discuss enabling remote MySQL access for your account.
Use a separate database and database user per application, and never reuse the same password across databases. This limits the impact if any single application is compromised.
