{"id":123,"date":"2011-08-25T12:50:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T12:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/08\/25\/mysql-1044-access-denied-error-message\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:46:52","slug":"mysql-1044-access-denied-error-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/databases\/mysql-1044-access-denied-error-message\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL Error 1044 Access Denied"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nThis page will assist you with troubleshooting a <strong>MySQL &#8211; 1044 &#8220;Access Denied&#8221; <\/strong>Error Message.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting the MySQL 1044 &#8220;Access Denied&#8221; Error <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> When you <a href=\"\/support\/server\/databases\/import-database-using-phpmyadmin\/\">import a database using <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong><\/a>, generally you are importing a text file with a .sql extension. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a section of code that may be in a .sql database backup. In this example, the database we are trying to import is named <strong><em>Employees<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL.ttf\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1rem, 24px);font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:clamp(26px, 1.625rem, 39px);--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>-- phpMyAdmin SQL Dump --\nSET SQL_MODE=\"NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO\"; \u00a0 \nCREATE DATABASE employees; \u00a0 \n-- Table structure for table `employee_list` -- \u00a0 \nCREATE TABLE \nIF NOT EXISTS `employee_list` ( `first_name` text NOT NULL, `last_name` text NOT NULL ) \nENGINE=MyISAM \nDEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; <\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M16.5 8.25V6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25-2.25H6A2.25 2.25 0 003.75 6v8.25A2.25 2.25 0 006 16.5h2.25m8.25-8.25H18a2.25 2.25 0 012.25 2.25V18A2.25 2.25 0 0118 20.25h-7.5A2.25 2.25 0 018.25 18v-1.5m8.25-8.25h-6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25 2.25v6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #6A737D\">-- phpMyAdmin SQL Dump --<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">SET<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> SQL_MODE<\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&quot;NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO&quot;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">; \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">CREATE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">DATABASE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">employees<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">; \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #6A737D\">-- Table structure for table `employee_list` -- \u00a0 <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">CREATE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">TABLE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">IF<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">NOT<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">EXISTS<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">`employee_list`<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> ( <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">`first_name`<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">text<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">NOT NULL<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">, <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">`last_name`<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">text<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">NOT NULL<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> ) <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">ENGINE<\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">MyISAM <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">DEFAULT<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> CHARSET<\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">latin1; <\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When using phpMyAdmin to attempt to import such a file, you will receive an error message similar to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL.ttf\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1rem, 24px);font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:clamp(26px, 1.625rem, 39px);--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>Error\n \nSQL query:\n \u00a0\nCREATE DATABASE employees;\n \u00a0\nMySQL said: Documentation\n#1044 - Access denied for user 'training'@'localhost' to database 'employees' \u00a0 <\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M16.5 8.25V6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25-2.25H6A2.25 2.25 0 003.75 6v8.25A2.25 2.25 0 006 16.5h2.25m8.25-8.25H18a2.25 2.25 0 012.25 2.25V18A2.25 2.25 0 0118 20.25h-7.5A2.25 2.25 0 018.25 18v-1.5m8.25-8.25h-6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25 2.25v6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">Error<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">SQL<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> query:<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">CREATE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">DATABASE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">employees<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">MySQL said: Documentation<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">#<\/span><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">1044<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> Access denied <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> user <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;training&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">@<\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;localhost&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">to<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">database<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;employees&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> In this scenario, my cPanel username is <strong><em>Training<\/em><\/strong>. Because of cPanel&#8217;s database naming conventions, all database names must begin with the cPanel username followed by an &#8220;<strong>_&#8221;<\/strong>. I cannot <a href=\"\/support\/\">create a database<\/a> named <strong><em>Employees<\/em><\/strong>, however I can create a database named <strong><em>Training_employees<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The reason this import failed is because of the following line in the .sql file: <br><br><strong>CREATE DATABASE <em>employees<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Again, I cannot create a database named employees, however I can create a database named <strong><em>Training_employees<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em> If I change the line that says: <strong>CREATE DATABASE<\/strong> so that it creates: <strong>training_employees<\/strong> instead of <strong>employees<\/strong> it will again fail with the following message: &nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL.ttf\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16px, 1rem, 24px);font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono-NL,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:clamp(26px, 1.625rem, 39px);--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#e1e4e8;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>Error\n \u00a0\nSQL query:\n \u00a0\nCREATE DATABASE training_employees;\n \u00a0\nMySQL said: Documentation\n#1044 - Access denied for user 'training'@'localhost' to database 'training_employees' <\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M4.5 12.75l6 6 9-13.5\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M16.5 8.25V6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25-2.25H6A2.25 2.25 0 003.75 6v8.25A2.25 2.25 0 006 16.5h2.25m8.25-8.25H18a2.25 2.25 0 012.25 2.25V18A2.25 2.25 0 0118 20.25h-7.5A2.25 2.25 0 018.25 18v-1.5m8.25-8.25h-6a2.25 2.25 0 00-2.25 2.25v6\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki github-dark\" style=\"background-color: #24292e\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">Error<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">SQL<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> query:<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #F97583\">CREATE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">DATABASE<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B392F0\">training_employees<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">MySQL said: Documentation<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">#<\/span><span style=\"color: #79B8FF\">1044<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> Access denied <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> user <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;training&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\">@<\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;localhost&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">to<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #F97583\">database<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #9ECBFF\">&#39;training_employees&#39;<\/span><span style=\"color: #E1E4E8\"> <\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> When using cPanel, databases must be created within the cPanel itself.   To fix the issue, you will need to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li> Create the: <strong>training_employees <\/strong>database within cPanel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment out the: <strong>CREATE DATABASE <\/strong>command in my .sql file. To do this, simply change: <strong>CREATE DATABASE employees; <\/strong>to <strong>&#8212; CREATE DATABASE employees; <\/strong>You are simply adding dash dash space to the front of the line to comment it out so that it will not be executed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log into phpMyAdmin, access the<strong> training_employees <\/strong>database, and then import as normal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page will assist you with troubleshooting a MySQL &#8211; 1044 &#8220;Access Denied&#8221; Error Message. Troubleshooting the MySQL 1044 &#8220;Access Denied&#8221; Error When you import a database using phpMyAdmin, generally you are importing a text file with a .sql extension. 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