PhpMyAdmin: Creating a mySQL User and setting privileges

Adding MySQL users and granting them privileges.

Here you will learn how to add new users to an existing MySQL database.

  1. Select MySQL DBs in the Databases menu.
  2. Click the MySQL Database or the Edit icon on its right:
  3. On the form that shows, click the Add icon against the Database users field.
  4. Fill the following form:

     Each user role involves a fixed set of privileges on this specific database:
     Role: 	Set of privileges:
     read 	select
     read/write 	select, insert, delete, update
     dba 	select, insert, update, drop, create, alter, index

  5. Click the Add or Grant button and agree to additional charges.
  6. To edit privileges, click the Edit icon next to the user. You will be brought to the Privilege Maintenance page.

  7. Check or uncheck the desired privileges and press the Submit button.