Note: "PhpMyAdmin 2.6.4-pl3" can be different at time when you try to download. From time to time, a new version is available. Choose the most recent.
With this interface you will be able to manage all your future databases.
In working with MySQL you will need a user name and a password. By default our installation has a user named root and no password. Usually working as root without password with MySQL is a security issue, but as we are working locally (not visibility on the internet) this will not be a problem. Later when your web site will be visible on the Internet you will have to setup a password.
To create a database you must know that it is made from:
name of database
tables with fields (ordered in rows and columns)
records (ordered in rows and columns)