MariaDB. Managing the module
This article is a follow-up to the MariaDB quick start. If you haven't installed the module and created your first database yet, start there. This page covers operations on the module itself: starting, stopping, and restarting the service, updating, reinstalling, and uninstalling the module, and managing phpMyAdmin.
Operations on entities inside MariaDB — deleting a database, deleting a user, changing a password — are covered in a separate article, Managing databases and users.
Managing the service
The top right of the module page has three buttons for controlling the MariaDB service: "Start", "Stop", and "Restart".
- Start — brings the service up from a stopped state.
- Stop — shuts the service down. All databases on the server become unavailable.
- Restart — stops and immediately starts the service again. Open connections are dropped. Useful after a module update or a manual config change.
⚠️ Warning
Stopping the service while sites are running is risky. While the service is down, sites and applications using databases on this server will return connection errors. Stop the service during a planned maintenance window, or after you've already stopped the sites that depend on it.
While the module is updating or being reinstalled, the service control buttons are temporarily unavailable.
Updating, reinstalling, and uninstalling the module
Updating, reinstalling, and uninstalling the module are available from the three-dot menu next to the MariaDB title.
- Update MariaDB — pulls the latest MariaDB package version from the repository. The service is restarted automatically after the update.
- Reinstall MariaDB — removes the packages and installs them again. Databases and users are preserved. Use this if the service won't start, the configuration is corrupted, or you suspect issues with the packages.
- Uninstall MariaDB — completely removes MariaDB from the server along with all databases, users, and phpMyAdmin.
‼️ Danger
Uninstalling the module wipes the data. All databases and settings, including phpMyAdmin, are removed. The action is irreversible. Before uninstalling, back up the databases you need through phpMyAdmin or the application that works with them.
ℹ️ Info
phpMyAdmin is removed with MariaDB; PHP is not. Uninstalling MariaDB also removes phpMyAdmin, but does not affect the PHP module — it keeps working. If needed, MariaDB can be installed again — see the Quick start.
Managing phpMyAdmin
Reinstalling and uninstalling phpMyAdmin are available from the three-dot menu next to the "phpMyAdmin" block.
- Reinstall phpMyAdmin — refreshes only the web interface. The MariaDB service itself, databases, and users are not affected. Use this if phpMyAdmin stopped opening or its service user was removed manually — the action will restore the service account.
- Uninstall phpMyAdmin — removes the web interface. The MariaDB service keeps running, databases and users stay intact. You can install phpMyAdmin again from the same Quick start.
Exporting databases in BeAdmin can be done through phpMyAdmin — on the Export tab. For details, see the official phpMyAdmin documentation.