Directus: Connecting Directus to a MySQL or MariaDB database

This documentation is part of the External databases guide. You can view the complete guide here: How to connect Directus to a MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database.

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1. First, create a user for Directus on MySQL or MariaDB. Open phpMyAdmin and navigate to User accounts followed by Add user account.

2. Provide a username (for example, directus). Set a secure password by clicking the Generate button, choose Native MySQL authentication, and check Create database with same name and grant all privileges.

   Directus user creation on a MySQL/MariaDB database

3. Next, log in to your Stackhero dashboard. Select your Directus service and click Configure.

4. In the configuration panel under Database, choose MySQL/MariaDB and complete the remaining fields as shown in the screenshot below.

   Configuration of MySQL/MariaDB for Directus