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# Private databases and write-access

## Isolated database access during live interviews

During a live interview, you can provision a new database which will allow you to connect to it in a programming language of your choice and then you have full control to create, read, update, and delete data from it. 

Click on **Database** in the left navigation panel.

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Then select the corresponding database type to load. 

![](https://help.coderbyte.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-30%20at%2012-19-52%20PM-png.png)

The languages and databases supported are below:

- **JavaScript:** MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB
- **TypeScript:** MySQL, MSSQL, MongoDB
- **Express:** MySQL, MongoDB
- **Python3:** MySQL, MongoDB
- **Django:** MySQL, MongoDB
- **PHP:** MySQL, MongoDB
- **C#:** MySQL, MSSQL
- **Java:** MySQL, MSSQL

### SQL write-access

With this same feature, you're able to enable write-access for live SQL interviews. If you toggle to either MySQL or MSSQL, you'll see a toggle for **write-access**. Turning this on will disable read-only access and it will migrate all your [custom SQL tables](https://help.coderbyte.com/knowledge/uploading-custom-sql-tables?hsLang=en) to this new database. You'll then be able to update and delete data without modifying the original tables you uploaded to your account.

If you enable write-access and notice your SQL tables were not migrated, try deleting and re-uploading your custom tables.

 

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