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create user in mysql database
#!/bin/bash
#Ask user to enter database name and save input to dbname variable
read -p "Please Enter Database Name:" dbname
#checking if database exist
mysql -Bse "USE $dbname" 2> /dev/null
#if database exist:
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
#ask user about username
read -p "Please enter the username you wish to create : " username
#ask user about allowed hostname
read -p "Please Enter Host To Allow Access Eg: %,ip or hostname : " host
#ask user about password
read -p "Please Enter the Password for New User ($username) : " password
#mysql query that will create new user, grant privileges on database with entered password
query="GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $dbname.* TO $username@'$host' IDENTIFIED BY '$password'";
#ask user to confirm all entered data
read -p "Executing Query : $query , Please Confirm (y/n) : " confirm
#if user confims then
if [ "$confirm" == 'y' ]; then
#run query
mysql -e "$query"
#update privileges, without this new user will be created but not active
mysql -e "flush privileges"
else
#if user didn’t confirm entered data
read -p "Aborted, Press any key to continue.."
#just exit
fi
else
#If database not exit – warn user and exit
echo "The Database: $dbname does not exist, please specify a database that exists";
fi
#End
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