Knowledge Base

Database Hosting Preferences

Configuring Database and Database Users Prefixes

Whenever a Plesk user creates a new database, you can have Plesk
automatically add a prefix to the database name that will make it easier
to find databases owned by that user. The same is true for database user
names. You can have Plesk apply the prefix only to the database names,
only to the database user names, or to both. If you enable database name
or database user name prefixes, Plesk users will not be able to remove
them.

Note: After you make a change to these settings, the new settings are only
applied to databases and database users created after you make the
change. They are not applied retroactively to objects created
earlier.

To enable database name prefixes:

Go to Tools & Settings > Database Hosting Preferences (under
“Applications & Databases”).
Select the radio button corresponding to the prefix you want to add:
- Username adds the user’s login used to access Plesk followed
  by the underscore symbol as the prefix (for example, admin_ or
  johndoe_).
- External ID of a subscription adds a special external ID as
  the prefix. The external ID must be configured beforehand,
  otherwise no prefix is added. You can assign an external ID to a
  subscription when you create
  it
  or change its
  settings
  via the API. Use the optional gen_setup > external-id
  node.
Click OK.

To enable database user name prefixes:

Go to Tools & Settings > Database Hosting Preferences (under
“Applications & Databases”).
Select the Add username and underscore to the beginning of database
user names checkbox, and then click OK.

This will add the user’s login used to access Plesk followed by the
underscore symbol as the prefix (for example, admin_ or
johndoe_).

Configuring the Default Remote Access Policy for MySQL Database Users

You can also configure the default remote access policy for MySQL
database users (this setting does not affect PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL
database users). The chosen value will be used for all newly created
MySQL users, but will not affect existing MySQL users. Note that
customers whose subscriptions are granted the “Remote access for
database users” permission will be able to change this setting on a
per-user basis.

Note: (Plesk for Linux) The selected “Allow remote connections from any host”
option affects only the users’ permissions and
does not enable remote access to the local MySQL server.
To enable remote access to the local MySQL server,
click the “Local MySQL Settings” link,
select the “Allow local MySQL server to accept external connections”
checkbox, and then click OK.