# Browse WordPress databases with phpMyAdmin

Turn on a password-protected phpMyAdmin console for the WordPress databases on a server, sign in to it, and turn it off again when you're done.

## Before you start

- The owner or admin role in the account. The console opens every WordPress database on the server, so other roles can't set it up.
- A server with at least one WordPress site.

## Step 1: Open the server's settings

Open [Servers](https://app.nuvlo.dev/dashboard/servers), click the server and open the **Settings** tab. Find the **WordPress database administration** card. It only appears on servers that have WordPress sites.

![The WordPress database administration card in the server's Settings tab, console turned off](https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/shots/wordpress-database-console--card.webp)

## Step 2: Set an access password

Enter an **Access password** of at least 12 characters, or click **Generate password** to fill in a strong one.

> **Warning:** The password can't be looked up later because Nuvlo doesn't store it. Copy it now.

## Step 3: Turn on the console

Click **Turn on database console**. In **Enable database administration?**, click **Turn on database console** again. When it's done, the card shows **Enabled**.

## Step 4: Open phpMyAdmin

The card now shows the **Console URL** and the **Username**. Click **Open phpMyAdmin**. Your browser asks for a username and password: enter the username from the card and the access password from step 2.

phpMyAdmin then lists the database of each WordPress site on the server. Each site keeps its own database and user; the console is only a view onto them.

## Step 5: Turn the console off when you're done

Click **Turn off database console** and confirm. Nuvlo removes the console and its login. Your sites and their databases keep running as before.

## Good to know

- Sites you deploy after turning on the console aren't included automatically. Enter a new password and click **Replace console login** to add them.
- Forgot the access password? Set a new one the same way with **Replace console login**. The old login stops working.

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Source: https://app.nuvlo.dev/docs/wordpress-database-console