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What is the purpose of the GRANT keyword in MySQL?
What is the purpose of the GRANT keyword in MySQL?
What does the REVOKE keyword do in MySQL?
What does the REVOKE keyword do in MySQL?
What is a View in MySQL?
What is a View in MySQL?
What is the benefit of using Views in MySQL?
What is the benefit of using Views in MySQL?
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What is a Trigger in MySQL?
What is a Trigger in MySQL?
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What does the syntax GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP ON *.* TO 'ahmed'@'localhost'; do?
What does the syntax GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP ON *.* TO 'ahmed'@'localhost'; do?
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What is the benefit of using Views in terms of data?
What is the benefit of using Views in terms of data?
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What is the purpose of renaming columns in a View?
What is the purpose of renaming columns in a View?
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What is the primary purpose of creating a new user in MySQL?
What is the primary purpose of creating a new user in MySQL?
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What is the term for the operation a user can perform on a database?
What is the term for the operation a user can perform on a database?
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What is stored in the 'USER' table of the MySQL server?
What is stored in the 'USER' table of the MySQL server?
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What is the default status of the ROOT user's password after a MySQL Server installation?
What is the default status of the ROOT user's password after a MySQL Server installation?
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What does the 'IDENTIFIED BY' keyword do in the CREATE USER syntax?
What does the 'IDENTIFIED BY' keyword do in the CREATE USER syntax?
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What is the significance of the '@localhost' part in the CREATE USER syntax?
What is the significance of the '@localhost' part in the CREATE USER syntax?
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Why is it recommended to create a new user in MySQL?
Why is it recommended to create a new user in MySQL?
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What information does the 'USER' table contain about a MySQL account?
What information does the 'USER' table contain about a MySQL account?
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Study Notes
MySQL User
- A MySQL user is a record in the 'USER' table of the MySQL server, containing login information, privileges, and host information for a MySQL account.
- By default, the ROOT user account has all privileges, but it's recommended to create a new user to give specific privileges.
Creating a New User
- The syntax to create a new user is:
CREATE USER 'username'@'host' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; -
Useris a keyword. -
usernameis the name of the user. -
hostis the name of the host on which the user is working (e.g., 'localhost' for local computer). -
IDENTIFIED BYis a keyword for password authentication. -
passwordis the password for the user.
Granting Permissions
- Granting permissions means specifying what operations a user can perform on which database.
- The syntax to grant permissions is:
GRANT privileges ON database.* TO 'username'@'host'; -
GRANTis a keyword. -
privilegesare the operations the user is allowed to perform (e.g.,SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,CREATE,DROP). -
database.*specifies the database and tables on which the user has permissions. -
usernameandhostspecify the user and host.
Revoking Permissions
- Revoking permissions means taking away permissions from a user.
- The syntax to revoke permissions is:
REVOKE privileges ON database.* FROM 'username'@'host'; -
REVOKEis a keyword.
Views
- A view is a logical representation of data in a database, allowing programmers to display predetermined data to users.
- Views are masks placed upon tables, enabling the development of a method to display data according to the programmer's desire.
- MySQL creates a temporary table based on the view definition statement and then executes the incoming query on this temporary table.
- Views are created for reasons including:
- Avoiding data duplication
- Simplifying queries
- Allowing querying as a base table itself
- Providing data security
- Avoiding data redundancy
Triggers
- In MySQL, a trigger is a set of SQL statements that is invoked automatically when a change is made to the data on the associated table.
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Description
This quiz covers the concepts of Views and user creation in MySQL, including understanding the USER table and account privileges.
