MySQL: Create Database

After creating a MySQL account, you can create an empty database using the OIT self-service MySQL web site.

1. Navigate to https://setupmysql.utk.edu.
2. Select Login.
3. Log in with a NetID and password.
4. Select a database server from the dropdown menu or click on Find My Server to find out which server you should be using.
5. Select Create a Database, under commands.
6. Enter a database name (note, all databases are prefixed with your NetID)
   • Or click "Use my NetID" if you just want to use your NetID as a database name
7. Highlight the hosts from the list that should be allowed to connect to this database.
8. Select Create.