Databases

Open Storage > Databases for server-wide database administration. Fluxo supports MariaDB/MySQL and PostgreSQL engines installed on the same server.

Create a database

Choose the engine and enter a valid database name. You can optionally create a dedicated user and password or use the existing Fluxo-managed database identity where the form permits it.

Databases can be created globally or from a site form. A database selected during site creation becomes attached to that site and appears in site-specific database choices and backup plans.

Existing databases

The WordPress and PHP/Laravel site forms load unassigned databases from Fluxo's records and filter them by compatible engine. WordPress shows only MySQL/MariaDB because its provisioning workflow does not support PostgreSQL.

If an engine was added outside Fluxo, its databases do not automatically become Fluxo-managed records. Add or import management metadata deliberately rather than assuming system discovery.

Users and grants

You can create database users, inspect grants, update database access, rotate a user's password, and delete a user. Use a separate least-privilege application user instead of sharing a broad administrative account.

Password rotation changes the database engine credential; update every application environment that uses it before or immediately after rotation.

Delete a database

Deleting a database is irreversible. Fluxo coordinates the deletion with active backup work and control records, then drops the selected engine database.

Deleting a site does not drop attached databases unless the site-deletion checkbox explicitly selects them. Even when selected databases are dropped, database users and PostgreSQL roles remain so they are not unexpectedly removed from other access arrangements.

phpMyAdmin

Fluxo can install and enable phpMyAdmin as an optional server tool for MariaDB/MySQL. Access uses a short-lived one-time link created from the dashboard instead of leaving a permanently discoverable public login route.

The tool can be enabled, disabled without removing its files, or removed entirely. Disabling phpMyAdmin does not stop MariaDB/MySQL or affect applications.

Prefer command-line dump tools or Fluxo backups for reliable export and recovery of large databases. phpMyAdmin is best suited to inspecting tables and making small deliberate changes.

PostgreSQL administration

phpMyAdmin does not support PostgreSQL. Use application migrations, psql, or another separately secured PostgreSQL client.

Destructive actions

Database deletion and user-password rotation can take production applications offline immediately. Verify backups and application configuration before confirming them.