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Working with User Privileges

In most cases when you are accessing MySQL through an Internet service provider, you will have only one user and one database available to you. By default, that one user will have access to all tables in that database and will be allowed to perform all commands. In this case, the responsibility is yours as the developer to create a secure application through your programming.

If you are the administrator of your own server or have the ability to add as many databases and users as you want, as well as modify the access privileges of your users, these next few sections will take you through the processes of doing so.

Adding Users

Administering your server through a third-party application might afford you a simple method ...