How it works...
The WordPress installation will use the database user details we provide within the installation process. We can either provide the details of the root user with all the permissions or a custom user with custom permission levels.
In this recipe, we created a new user using the features provided by the phpMyAdmin tool. We selected all Data permissions and Create, Alter, and Drop from the Structure section. Once created, we assigned these user details to the wp-config.php file. Once saved, WordPress will use the details of the newly created user for managing the database operations.
In most sites, we use third-party plugins for adding more features. These plugins have the ability to use the permission of the database user we ...
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