Help and Tips

If you reached this page from the first tutorial How to Add the Domain in Plesk Panel you can jump directly to step 3.

To add a database for a domain, you need to add the domain in plesk panel first. If you’ve already added the domain name just login to your plesk and follow the instructions below:

1. Click on Domains from the general menu.
2. Click the Domain Name you are adding the database for under the Domains section.
3. Click Databases from the Services section.
4. Click Add New Database from the Tools section.
5. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Database Name: enter the name of the database
   • Type: select the type of database you wish to create ( Recommended: MySQL)
6. Click Ok.
7. Click Add New Database User
8. Enter appropriate information
   • Database user name: enter a database username
   • New Password: enter a password
   • Confirm Password: enter the password again
9. Click Ok.

Now you have a database ready. Make note of the database name, username, and the password.  You will need these for the next Tutorial: WordPress setup.

This guide is the first tutorial out of five on “how to setup wordpress site” and shows you how to add a new domain name in your media temple (mt) server.

Add Domain within the AccountCenter

In order for your newly added domain to propogate correctly you must also add a zone file for your new domain. This zone file allows Media Temple (mt) nameservers, ns1.mediatemple.net and ns2.mediatemple.net, to properly route your domain to your (dv) server. The following steps will show you how to accomplish this:

1) Log into your (mt) AccountCenter .

2) Select “Add New” from the “Domains” drop-down menu.

3) Type in your domain name in the blank field, e.g. mt-example.com, not www.mt-example.com

4) Check only the “Add Domain to a new or existing service” box and click “Next”.

5) On the next screen select the radio button for your (dv) server and choose the applicable IP Address in the “Choose IP” drop-down box.

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