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I don't have enough privileges for creating/dropping databases in phpMyAdmin

Last update: Aug 13, 2025

Your user does not have enough privileges for creating or dropping databases in phpMyAdmin because of security restrictions.

The only way to add or drop databases is through Site Tools > MySQL > phpMyAdmin.

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