Knowledgebase

Overview:

Use this interface to create, manage, and delete PostgreSQL® databases and database users.

Create a database

To create the database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Database Name text box, enter a name for the database.

2. Click Create Database.

3. Click Go Back. The new database will appear in the Current Databases table.

Current Databases

The Current Databases table lists the following information for each database in your account:

• Database — The name of the database.

• Size — The size of the database.

• Privileged Users — Users who can manipulate the database.

• Actions — Click the appropriate icon in this column to perform an action on the corresponding user or database.

Remove a user

To remove a user from a database, perform the following steps:

1. In the Current Databases table, click Delete next to the user that you want to delete.

2. To remove the user’s privileges to manage the database, click Yes.

Rename a database

To rename a database, perform the following steps:

1. Click Rename in the Actions column next to the database that you wish to rename.

2. Enter the new database name in the New name text box.

3. Click Proceed.

Delete a database

To delete a database, perform the following steps:

1. Click Delete in the Actions column next to the database that you wish to delete.

2. To permanently delete the database, click Delete Database.

Add a PostgreSQL user

After you create the database, add users to the database.

To create a new user account, perform the following steps:

1. Enter a username in the Username text box.

   Note:

   The maximum length of a database username is 63 characters. If you enable database prefixing, this length includes the database prefix and underscore character (_).

    

2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.

   Warning:

   The password must contain at least five characters.

   Note:

   • The system evaluates the password that you enter on a scale of 100 points. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password.
   • Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. A green password Strength meter indicates that the password is equal to or greater than the required password strength.
   • Click Password Generator to generate a strong password. For more information, read our Password & Security documentation.

    

3. Click Create User.

   Warning:

   Some versions of PostgreSQL are ANSI SQL-92 compliant and do not support recursive grants, wildcard grants, or future grants. To ensure that users continue to have access the information in your PostgreSQL tables, click Synchronize Grants.

   We recommend that you synchronize the grants after you take the following actions:

   • Add a new user.
   • Add an existing user to a database.
   • Create a new table manually in phpPGAdmin.

    

Add a user to a database

To add a user to a database, perform the following steps:

1. Select the appropriate user and the database you want to add the user to from the User and Database menus.

2. Click Submit.

Current Users

The Current Users table lists all of your PostgreSQL users. Use the functions in this table to change user passwords and usernames, or to delete users.

Change a PostgreSQL user password

To change a PostgreSQL user’s password, perform the following steps:

1. In the Current Users table, click Change Password in the Actions column next to the user that you wish to change.

2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.

   Warning:

   The password must contain at least five characters.

   Note:

   • The system evaluates the password that you enter on a scale of 100 points. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password.
   • Some web hosts require a minimum password strength. A green password Strength meter indicates that the password is equal to or greater than the required password strength.
   • Click Password Generator to generate a strong password. For more information, read our Password & Security documentation.

    

3. Click Change Password.

Change a PostgreSQL user name

To change a PostgreSQL user’s username, perform the following steps:

1. Click Rename in the Actions column for the user that you wish to rename.

2. Enter the new username for the account in the New name text box.

3. Click Proceed.

Delete a PostgreSQL user

To delete a PostgreSQL user account, perform the following steps:

1. Click Delete in the row next to the user that you wish to delete.

2. To permanently delete the account, click Remove User.