cPanel is a widely used graphical administration tool for websites that provides a wizard for creating MySQL databases.

To make a database using the cPanel MySQL Database Wizard:

1. Log in to your cPanel
2. Click on the MySQL Database Wizard icon.
3. Create a name for the database (e.g. elgg)
4. Create a username (e.g. elgg)
5. Type in a password twice or have the wizard create one
6. Click the All Privileges checkbox

You will be prompted for the database name, the username, and password when you install Elgg. With cPanel, the database and user names must be proceeded by the cPanel username and an underscore. For example:

• Database: cpanelloginname_databasename
• Username: cpanelloginname_username