{"id":2123,"date":"2017-08-08T14:21:27","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T18:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:45:03","slug":"how-to-find-your-database-username","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-find-your-database-username\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your Database Username"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have created more than one database, the access username name may vary between databases. For example, if you have two databases, the username to access the second database may be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user_2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To find your database access username, follow the steps below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Find Your Database Username&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Databases<\/strong> in the left sidebar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Manage Your Databases<\/strong> in the drop-down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Database Name<\/strong>, click on the name of your desired database<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to <strong>Users<\/strong>, you will see three usernames.<br>Each username will show its access type in parenthesis:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Full Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can read, edit, and run the database<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Read Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can only see the database<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Readwrite Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can see and edit the database<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>Databases<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the your database and click its <strong>Details<\/strong> button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next to <strong>Users<\/strong>, you will see three usernames.<br>Each username will show its access type in parenthesis:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Full Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can read, edit, and run the database<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Read Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can only see the database<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Readwrite Access<\/strong><\/td><td>This user can see and edit the database<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the user that best fits your needs. The password for connecting to the database will remain the same for all users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have created more than one database, the access username name may vary between databases. For example, if you have two databases, the username to access the second database may be user_2. 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