Click on the MySQL Database Manager icon to configure it.
If you use Aplus.net for hosting services the Control Panel doesn't match the online docs for WordPress. I'm not an expert but I figured it out. The main issue is that the Control Panel doesn't let you create a username or database name. Use the following tutorial to configure your Aplus.net MySQL Database for WordPress.
1.Log into your Aplus.net Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net/ you must have your log in information to gain access to your account. Navigate to your Website Setup.
2. The MySQL Database Manager
Click on the MySQL Database Manager icon to configure it.
3. Create a New Database
Click on Create New Database button
4. Enter a password for the new database
Type in your new database password twice.
5. Success
The system will automatically name the database for you. It will append a dash-1 to the name of any current database account.
6. The new database should show up in the manager.
You should see a your new database listed.
7. Configure PHP
You should configure PHP so it allows CURL to work for scripts in WordPress. Hit the PHP Configuration icon.
Scroll down in the php.ini file until you see ;extension=curl.so and remove the comment marker in front of it as shown in the example. Save Settings.
8. Edit the wp-config-sample.php file
Remember to do a Save As for this file without the -sample in the filename.From this step #8 on you should be able to follow the normal WordPress docs. Remember to remove any old index.html, index.htm or similar webpage files in your blog directory. WordPress will use index.php as the main page of your blog.
Your database name and username should be the same as shown in step #5, the password is from step #4.
I had left the index.html file generated by Blogger in my blog directory by accident and couldn't figure out why I didn't see WordPress posts. Duh!
If you have any questions just email me at: baron@mediabaron.com
I'm no WordPress or SQL expert but I didn't see any help with this so thought I'd share the knowledge.