MySQL Cheatsheet

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Server operations

start a server
mysql.server start
stop a server
mysql.server stop
open prompt/shell
mysql -h "server-name" -u "root" "-pXXXXXXXX" "database-name"
execute command from a shell
mysql -h "server-name" -u "root" "-pXXXXXXXX" "database-name" < "filename.sql"

Create new database and user

open mysql prompt as root (password is empty)
mysql -u root -p
create database
create database my_db;
set global log_bin_trust_function_creators=1;
create user with a password
CREATE USER 'my_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'my_password';
grant permissions to a db
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON my_db.* TO 'my_user'@'localhost';
check permissions
SHOW GRANTS FOR 'my_user'@'localhost';
login as new user
mysql -u my_user --password=my_password