{"id":12263,"date":"2021-03-15T06:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T06:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=12263"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:06:00","slug":"user-privileges-mysql-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/user-privileges-mysql-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grant all Privileges to a User in MySQL with cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to Grant all Privileges to a User in MySQL with cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTY7zYBFrQQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The MySQL privilege system authenticates a user to make specific changes in a database. Based on the privileges granted, a user can carry functions like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE etc. on the database. You can access this system in cPanel.<\/p>\n<h2>To Grant all Privileges in MySQL with cPanel:<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>DATABASES<\/strong> section and click on<strong> MySQL\u00ae Databases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mysqldb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"186\"><\/p>\n<p>3. Scroll down to the <strong>Add User To Database<\/strong> in the <strong>MySQL Users<\/strong> section. Select the user you want to assign privileges and also the database of your choice. Now, click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/add_user.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"254\"><\/p>\n<p>4. The system redirects you to <strong>Manage User Privileges<\/strong>, where you can select the privileges you want the user to have.<\/p>\n<p>5. Since we want the user to have all privileges, tick the <strong>ALL PRIVILEGES<\/strong> box and click the <strong>Make Changes<\/strong> button. A success message will flash indicating the system has saved the selected privileges for the user. Click on <strong>Go Back <\/strong>at the bottom of the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/privileges.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"880\"><\/p>\n<p>You will come back to the <strong>MySQL\u00ae Databases<\/strong>. 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