Configuring Database and Database Users Prefixes

Whenever a Plesk user creates a new database, you can have Plesk automatically add a prefix to the database name that will make it easier to find databases owned by that user. The same is true for database user names. You can have Plesk apply the prefix only to the database names, only to the database user names, or to both. If you enable database name or database user name prefixes, Plesk users will not be able to remove them.

To enable database name prefixes:

1. Go to Tools & Settings > Database Hosting Preferences (under “Applications & Databases”).
2. Select the radio button corresponding to the prefix you want to add:
   • Username adds the user’s login used to access Plesk followed by the underscore symbol as the prefix (for example, admin_ or johndoe_).
   • External ID of a subscription adds a special external ID as the prefix. The external ID must be configured beforehand, otherwise no prefix is added. You can assign an external ID to a subscription when you create it or change its settings via the API. Use the optional gen_setup > external-id node.
3. Click OK.

To enable database user name prefixes:

1. Go to Tools & Settings > Database Hosting Preferences (under “Applications & Databases”).
2. Select the Add username and underscore to the beginning of database user names checkbox, and then click OK.

This will add the user’s login used to access Plesk followed by the underscore symbol as the prefix (for example, admin_ or johndoe_).

Configuring the Default Remote Access Policy for MySQL Database Users

You can also configure the default remote access policy for MySQL database users (this setting does not affect PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL database users). The chosen value will be used for all newly created MySQL users, but will not affect existing MySQL users. Note that customers whose subscriptions are granted the “Remote access for database users” permission will be able to change this setting on a per-user basis.