Frequently Asked Questions

Locating Your Database's Host Name

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Last Updated: January 24, 2012 11:02 AM

Do not use "localhost" as the hostname for your database-driven websites. Once you have successfully created a database, your host name displays on the Database Information page of your Hosting Control Center.

To Find the Host Name for Your Database

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. Click Web Hosting.
  3. Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
  4. In the Databases section of the Hosting Control Center, click MySQL or MSSQL depending on the database type for which you want the host name.
  5. From your list of databases, click Edit next to the database you want to use.

Your database host name displays in the Host Name field.