How to Delete a Database and Database User in cPanel?

Sometimes, it is important to delete MySQL database or its related user which is no longer required. Today, in this tutorial, we are going to illustrate the procedure to delete a database or any database user in cPanel. This can be done with MySQL feature inside cPanel.

Delete Database and Database User in cPanel
Delete Database and Database User in cPanel

Let us see the whole procedure in detail.

#1. How to Delete a Database in cPanel?

  • Login to cPanel and go inside MySQL Database.
MySQL Feature in cPanel
MySQL Feature in cPanel
  • On the next page, list of all your database and database user will appear.
  • Scroll down to Current Databases  section where all the databases are listed.
Delete Database
Delete Database
  • Click over Delete option given next to the database which you want to delete.
  • On the next page, it will ask you to confirm. Click over Delete Database.
Confirm Database Deletion
Confirm Database Deletion

You will receive a confirmation that you have successfully deleted the database.

#2. How to Delete a Database User in cPanel?

  • Login to cPanel and go inside MySQL Database.
  • On the next page, scroll down to Current Users section where list of all database users will be present.
Delete Database User
Delete Database User
  • Move to database user which you want to delete and click over Delete option given next to the database user.
  • On the next page, it will ask you to confirm. Click over Delete User.
Delete Database User
Confirm Deletion of  Database User

You will get a confirmation message that you have successfully deleted the particular database user in cPanel.

Hope the article better explains the procedure to delete a database or any database user in cPanel. You can also read the tutorial on how to create MySQL database in cPanel.

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