Add database descriptions

[kroogar]

Hi Hostgator

I would really like to be able to add a description to my databases... I have three children and the are going to have the own subdomain with each their own blog. It would be nice to be able to add a description to each database indicating which database belongs to which subdomain rather than the database names (wrdp1, wrdp2 etc)...

Other than that - keep up the good work!



Have a nice weekend :-)

./kroogar

[striddy]

Originally Posted by kroogar

I would really like to be able to add a description to my databases... I have three children and the are going to have the own subdomain with each their own blog. It would be nice to be able to add a description to each database indicating which database belongs to which subdomain rather than the database names (wrdp1, wrdp2 etc)...

You can name the databases whatever you like when you create them.

cpanelusername_mccainsdb
cpanelusername_obamasdb

[kroogar]

Originally Posted by striddy

You can name the databases whatever you like when you create them.

But not if u install using Fantastico. At least not as far as I can see...

Can I rename them afterwards?

./kroogar

[striddy]

Originally Posted by kroogar

But not if u install using Fantastico. At least not as far as I can see...

Can I rename them afterwards?

Better you install manually then. Wordpress (if that's what you are using) is easy to install manually.

No, you can't rename them yourself.

[tobiaslw]

I used to be hosted with "Servage" and they allowed descriptions for databases, although they had their own control panel and used clustering rather than single servers. I found it handy, but why not make a text file just in your home directory which is just detailing which database is for who. e.g. :

Bob - user_database1
Mary - user_database2

Cheers,

Tobias

[kroogar]

Originally Posted by tobiaslw

I used to be hosted with "Servage" and they allowed descriptions for databases...

Yeah... me too :-)

Originally Posted by tobiaslw

...but why not make a text file just in your home directory which is just detailing which database is for who....

Could do that. Just liked the Servage way of doing that (this is probably the only good thing I have to say about Servage).

Thanks

[gwyneth]

If you're going to be working with the databases to such an extent that a post-it note or text file would get annoying, Kroogar, you would certainly have no problems learning how to do a manual installation, thus gaining the ability to name the databases.