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If you are installing a program like Wordpress.org you have come across these instructions to “create a MySql database” and it has left you confused? Don’t worry, you don’t have to do any programming to create a MySql database for installations for your blog, you don’t even have to know what a MySql database is or does! Follow these quick instructions and you will be well on your way.

This guide is rated easy and has 3 steps.

(1) Log into your cPanel account via Host Gator. Go to “MySql Databases” on thethird row. Scroll down to New Database and create a name for your new database. We’ll call this one “test”. Click Create Database.

(2) A new screen will appear telling you that it added the database “test”. Now click”Go Back”. Now we must create a user for this database. If you already have a user created, you can simply add users to your database. From this tutorial, we will first create a user them add it to the new database, “test”.

(3) Under Current Users, create a name and password. We will use Lucky as the username and 12345 as the password.

Click Create User. To add the user to the database, scroll down to “Add Users To Your Database”. Select the new user name. It will read “xxx_lucky”, where “xxx” is your account name.

Now select the Database, it will read in a similar fashion. “xxx_test”. Check “ALL” for privileges and click “Add User to Database.” Now you’re done!

* Write down and have your username and password, you will need them to complete the installation of programs like Wordpress.org.

Happy web fun!

Host a Go Daddy domain on Host Gator

***SORRY ABOUT THE ODD SPACES! Had to copy from my PDF.***

(1) Go to Host Gator and click a hosting package to fit your needs. Click the second
option, “I will use My Existing Domain and update My Nameservers only.” then enter
your existing Go Daddy domain in the box provided. Select your domain package and
check out.

(2) After receiving your welcome email from Host Gator, copy the nameservers given
to you; Nameserver 1, NXXX.HOSTGATOR.COM and Nameserver 2,
NXXX.HOSTGATOR.COM

(3) Go back to Go Daddy and click My Account> Domains> Put a check by your
domain name> Click Nameservers.

(5) Check the third option for Custom Nameservers and enter the Nameservers into
the blocks; Nameserver 1, NXXX.HOSTGATOR.COM and Nameserver 2,
NXXX.HOSTGATOR.COM. Click ok.

Always keep the welcome email when buying domains from Go Daddy and hosting from
Host Gator because it contains important information that you need.