Title: Manually create a MySQL database?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Manually create a MySQL database?

 *  [jaymus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaymus/)
 * (@jaymus)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/)
 * I’m trying to set up a WP blog for a client on their server. However, I can’t
   create a database for WP to use. In their poor excuse for a control panel, I 
   have no options for “creating a new database” or any other feature that allows
   me to do this. I only have MySQL documentation. That’s it. The hosting company
   tech support tells me that they don’t offer any kind of anything, so I’m left
   to my own devices. There’s no my MyPhP Admin installed or any other kind of configuration
   software. I tried downloading the former and installing it, but it’s over my 
   head.
 * Anyone have a simple way to create a database so I can get this running? Can’t
   I just create a file and throw it on the server?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/#post-590366)
 * Did you check the [Using the MySQL client to create the database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_the_MySQL_Client)
   in [Installing WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)?
 *  Thread Starter [jaymus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaymus/)
 * (@jaymus)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/#post-590370)
 * No shell access
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/#post-590374)
 * If there is nothing… it’s time to move the site to a decent host.
 *  Thread Starter [jaymus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaymus/)
 * (@jaymus)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/#post-590433)
 * Ouch, that’s not good news. That’s what I was thinking. Thanks for you help.

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 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/manually-create-a-mysql-database/#post-590433)
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