Curious How To Look At Your MySQL DB Structure At GoDaddy?

Some of you have been asking how to take a look at the database from your GoDaddy account. I like the higher learning attitude. Keep in mind though that it's definitely a different ball game from MS Access if that's what you are used to like I was. But once you understand it, it actually makes a lot of sense and you'll see the obvious advantages for reliability and efficiency.

There are different reasons why people may want to go in there to have a look at the DB. You may want to auto-generate some SQL for use in your code, or maybe even do some backups. Who knows...but be careful about deleting or editing records unless you know what you are doing.

Follow the steps below to access your MySQL database from your GoDaddy account.

• Login to your GoDaddy account and head over to the Hosting Account list.
• Click the manage account link next to the hosting package that has the DB you want to look at. You will be in the Control Panel which will open in a new window.
• Hover over the green database link from the top and click MySQL.
• You will need to remember your username and password for the database. Your username will be the same as the DB name so you can copy that to the clipboard, then click the Open Manager link.
• The login prompt for phpMyAdmin will open up. Put in your database credentials.
• From the left side in Database list, choose your database and the tables will show up to the right.

That's as far as I can take you because I don't know the specific reasons that you want to get in there. Be careful before making changes. Enjoy!