Setting up a MySQL database: for Flash designers. - Page 2

Creating the Database

Before you waste any further mental energy, check the support information from your host to be sure that your account supports MySQL databases. In many cases, you will have to request that a database be set up. Various hosts have different ways of allowing you to do this. Most likely, you have a control panel system that contains a simple database request form. Make the request and remember the name and password of the database.

That's it! Most hosts set up the requested database within a few minutes but it may take hours. Now, here's where things get interesting.