Accessing your DreamPress database

The following describes how to quickly make changes to your MySQL database in DreamPress.

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Select the Website tab.
4. Scroll to the Manage Your Site section.
5. To the right of Manage Database, click the Manage button to open phpMyAdmin.

   The phpMyAdmin page opens.

You can make changes to your DreamPress MySQL database directly in phpMyAdmin, regardless of whether the domain's DNS is pointed to DreamHost. phpMyAdmin is particularly helpful with backing up, importing, exporting, and restoring a database.

For more information on phpMyAdmin, see the links at the bottom of this article.

See the following article to learn more about how to connect to a database using a third-party program:

• Connecting to a database using MySQL Workbench

You can then use the following instructions to locate your database login credentials in order to access your DreamPress database using FTP:

1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
   • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
   • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
3. Select the Website tab.
4. Scroll to the Manage Your Site section.
5. To the right of Manage Database, click the Login Info button to view your credentials.