Title: Problems creating a new user with phpMyAdmin
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problems creating a new user with phpMyAdmin

 *  [runcible](https://wordpress.org/support/users/runcible/)
 * (@runcible)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-creating-a-new-user-with-phpmyadmin/)
 * A few days ago I tried installing WordPress on our MySQL 3.23.54 and ran into
   problems almost immediately. Using phpMyAdmin, I create the blog database, create
   a new user called ‘blogger’ (who can log in from any host), give him a password,
   reload the server, grant him a couple of permissions (just general permissions
   now, to make sure it works), reload the server then log out and try to log in
   as this ‘blogger’ and can’t log in.
 * After running into this problem, I tried following the MySQL terminal directions
   on the installation page, but once it was done I was still unable to log in and‘
   blogger’ didn’t even show up on the users table when I looked at it with phpMyAdmin.
 * I have a feeling this problem might have a really simple solution, but I’ll be
   damned if I know what it is. Can anyone offer a better idea of what I’m doing
   wrong?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-creating-a-new-user-with-phpmyadmin/#post-322512)
 * “A few days ago I tried installing WordPress on our MySQL 3.23.54 and ran into
   problems almost immediately”
 * What problems?
 * “..grant him a couple of permissions (just general permissions now, to make sure
   it works)”
 * [Installing_WordPress#Using_phpMyAdmin](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Using_phpMyAdmin)
   recommends granting ALL permissions.
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 *  Thread Starter [runcible](https://wordpress.org/support/users/runcible/)
 * (@runcible)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-creating-a-new-user-with-phpmyadmin/#post-322879)
 * I’ve tried granting all permisssions on the blog database too, but I still can’t
   log in as this user, even though he’s on the users table. A collegue suggested
   that the user be explicitly added on localhost and not the generic “all hosts”.
   I’ve tried it, but it didn’t help – I still can’t create a user on this server
   that I can actually log in as. What could be causing this?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-creating-a-new-user-with-phpmyadmin/#post-322880)
 * I can’t understand why you are making a new user.
 * Create a database.
    Create a user for that database. Link the two in the webhost
   control panel. Install WP That’s it.
 * There is no need to go near phpmyadmin.

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 * [add](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/add/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)
 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)
 * [phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phpmyadmin/)
 * [user](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/user/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-creating-a-new-user-with-phpmyadmin/#post-322880)
 * Status: not resolved

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