Create a database

This guide explains how to create a database for your FiveM server.

Via the YorkHost Panel

1. Log in to your Game Panel:
   • game.yorkhost.fr for standard servers
   • manager-game.yorkhost.fr for Ryzen servers
2. Select your FiveM server
3. Go to the Databases tab
4. Click New Database
5. Give your database a name
6. Click Create Database

Retrieve information

After creation, you will get:

• Host: MySQL server address
• Port: Connection port (usually 3306)
• Database: Database name
• Username: Username
• Password: Password (click the eye to see it)

Configuration in server.cfg

Add the connection in your server.cfg:

set mysql_connection_string "mysql://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/DATABASE?charset=utf8mb4"

Replace the values with those obtained previously.

Test the connection

To verify that the connection works, you can use a MySQL client like HeidiSQL or phpMyAdmin.

warning

Never share your database credentials.