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title: How to Modify Rename/Remove a MySQL Database
description: "🌐This guide is also available in Arabic[← اقرأ بالعربية](https://kb.tarweig.com/docs/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%a5%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%88-%d8%ad%d8%b0%d9%81-%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a8/) This tutorial details how to rename/remove a MySQL database in cPanel. This can easily be done by following these steps: **1)** [Log into cPanel](https://kb.tarweig.com/en/docs/login-cpanel-whm-account/). **2)** Look for the “**DATABASES**” section and click…"
url: "https://kb.tarweig.com/en/docs/modify-rename-remove-mysql-database/"
updated: "2026-10-11"
category: Hosting Management
---

# How to Modify Rename/Remove a MySQL Database

🌐This guide is also available in Arabic[← اقرأ بالعربية](https://kb.tarweig.com/docs/%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%88%d8%a5%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b3%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%88-%d8%ad%d8%b0%d9%81-%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a8/)

This tutorial details how to rename/remove a MySQL database in cPanel. This can easily be done by following these steps:

**1)** [Log into cPanel](https://kb.tarweig.com/en/docs/login-cpanel-whm-account/).

**2)** Look for the “**DATABASES**” section and click on **“MySQL® Databases”**.

**3)** Look for the **“Current Databases** **“** section, here you can either change the **rename** or **delete** a MySQL database. Click on any of these links and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your action.

 

![](https://kb.tarweig.com/wp-content/uploads/kb-media/misc/update_mysql_database_cpanel.png)