Stuck on naming database

[oracle765]

I am trying to create a database with the mysql wizard in cpanel ans it is pre pending ccuk_ to the database name i want to call it

 

for example

 

if i want to call it hello-world it names it ccuk_hello-world

 

when i try to rename it to hello-world it says it already exists

 

 

any ideas

[benanamen]

37 minutes ago, oracle765 said:

any ideas

Yes, stop using shared hosting and get a VPS.

[requinix]

Or put another way, no. Shared hosting needs those prefixes so that other people using the same servers won't have their database names conflict.

But it's just a database name. It doesn't matter. Let it be "ccuk_hello-world" (or better, don't use a hyphen in an identifier and call it "ccuk_hello_world") and move on.