{"id":5265,"date":"2018-07-27T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5265"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:42:42","slug":"how-to-delete-a-database-in-the-acc","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-delete-a-database-in-the-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete a Database in the ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you no longer have a use for a database, you can delete it from your hosting account. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How to Delete a Database in the ACC<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legacy Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New ACC Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not sure what the difference is? See<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my.pair.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the left sidebar, click <\/span><b>Databases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then click <\/span><b>Manage Your Databases <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the drop-down<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the name of the database you want to be deleted<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the page\u2019s navbar, click<\/span><b> Delete<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm your deletion by clicking the <\/span><b>Delete Database<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pairnet.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/my.pair.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">my.pair.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the top navigation bar, click <\/span><b>Databases<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the your database and click its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete Database icon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confirm your deletion by clicking the <\/span><b>Delete Database [Database Name]<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If deletion is successful, a green banner will display on the next page. The database will be deleted from your hosting account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you no longer have a use for a database, you can delete it from your hosting account. How to Delete a Database in the ACC Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:\u00a0 Legacy Interface New ACC Interface Not sure what the difference is? 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