How to Delete a Database in cPanel

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1. This article is really really helpful. last night i spend much time to delete database form phpmyadmin but there was no delete or drop option for database. finally i got the solution. thanks a lot..!

   1. You’re welcome, Sharif! Thanks for your response!

2. Thank you so much for the post. It helped a lot. Solved my problem

   1. Glad we could help!

3. Hi if you delete the main database on the site, what happens? If you delete the main database, and then rename another database the same name as the main database, will that replace the main site? need help please

   1. Hello.
      If you delete a database for your website you may not be able to recover it. The ability to replace the database depends heavily on the software/code used to build the website.

4. Inmotion detected a hack and quaranteened some files so our web page is no longer visible. It was suggested that the best thing to do with the faithu6 website was to delete everything and start over.  Once deleted can I use this link as a guide in rebuilding the web page?

   https://tyler.com/2015/create-a-wordpress-website-2015/

   1. Hello Steve,

      You can use that tutorial, if you wish, but you would not need to use the hosting instructions or the WordPress installation instructions. You can use Softaculous to install WordPress if it is available in your cPanel.

      If you have any further questions, please let us know.

      Kindest regards,
      Arnel C.

5. Thanks, after work of 20 hard minutes, I fund that  How to remove database in CPAnel ?

   In cPanel –>  Mysql Wizards –> Remove Database

   1. Hello Arpit,

      I’m not sure what you’re asking the MySQL Database Wizard is only used to CREATE databases. If you want to delete databases, then as per the documentation above, go into MySQL databases and click on DELETE if you are trying to remove the database.

      If you have any further questions or comments, please let us know.

      Regards,
      Arnel C.

6. Hi,

   After deleting the database as instructed by you above database name is still showing under phpMyAdmin. Please help me to delete it from phpMyAdmin also.

   Thanks,

   Nirosh

   1. This is highly uncommon. Could you provide me with the primary domain on your account and the name of the database that you are referring to?

7. Nice Post

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