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title: How to access phpMyAdmin from cPanel
description: "[phpMyAdmin](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/) is a web interface for working with a MySQL database. **Attention!** The phpMyAdmin provided with cPanel does not allow creating or deleting MySQL databases. For this, use the MySQL button in cPanel. With phpMyAdmin, you can modify content, delete…"
url: "https://www.host-age.com/kb/mysql/how-access-phpmyadmin-cpanel/"
updated: "2025-07-31"
category: MySQL
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# How to access phpMyAdmin from cPanel

[phpMyAdmin](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/) is a web interface for working with a MySQL database.
**Attention!** The phpMyAdmin provided with cPanel does not allow creating or deleting MySQL databases. For this, use the MySQL button in cPanel.
With phpMyAdmin, you can modify content, delete or add new data, as well as run SQL commands (requires knowledge).
When you want to work on a database, we recommend making a backup beforehand. The MySQL database backup can also be done from phpMyAdmin using the **Export** function.

To access phpMyAdmin, go to cPanel and then click the phpMyAdmin button, as shown in the image below:

![Accessing phpMyAdmin from cPanel](https://www.host-age.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/phpmyadmin.png)