Create a database in DirectAdmin

Most websites (WordPress, web shops) store their content in a MySQL/MariaDB database.

Here's how

1. Log in to DirectAdmin: open your plan in your client area and click Open DirectAdmin. You're signed in right away.
2. Go to Account Manager → MySQL Management.
3. Click Create new database at the top right.
4. Enter a name and a password (or click the dice) and click Create database.
5. Note down the database name, user and password: you need them in your website's settings. The server is localhost.

Faster without DirectAdmin: in DigiPanel you do this under Website → Databases.