To access your database or database tools, you'll need to enter the database administrator user name and password you created when you set up your database. Please note that this user name and password is not the same as the Yahoo! ID and password you use to sign in to your plan.

We recommend accessing your database using phpMyAdmin, a powerful database administration tool. Learn how to install phpMyAdmin.

To access your database through phpMyAdmin:

1. Sign in to phpMyAdmin from your phpMyAdmin home page at http://www.yourdomain.com/subdirectory/, replacing yourdomain.com with your own domain name and subdirectory with the name of the site folder in which your phpMyAdmin files are installed.
2. Enter the database user name and password and click Go.

   
   PhpMyAdmin Login Screen

3. Click the "Databases" link.

   
   PhpMyAdmin Databases Link

4. Click on your database's link in the Database list.

   
   PhpMyAdmin MySQL Database List

5. From here you have access to tabs for managing the structure of teh database, running SQL queries, importing, exporting, and so forth.

   
   PhpMyAdmin MySQL Database Management Tabs

You may also access and manage your database using PHP or Perl.

To learn more about MySQL, please visit the MySQL web site or browse books about MySQL.