How to handle special characters in MySQL passwords?

In MySQL, special characters do not need to be handled separately in passwords. You can use special characters directly in your password, such as symbols (!@#$%^&*()_+ ) and other special characters. It is important to note that for certain special characters, you may need to use an escape character (\) to properly identify them.

For example, if your password includes the # symbol, you can use it like this:

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypa$$word#123';

In the above example, the “#” symbol is directly included in the password without needing any additional processing.

Additionally, if you enter a password in the command line interface, you may need to use quotation marks to enclose passwords containing special characters to prevent the command line interpreter from processing those characters. For example:

mysql -u username -p'mypa$$word#123'

Using quotes around the password in the command above ensures that special characters in the password will not be interpreted by the command line interpreter.

In summary, in MySQL, special characters in passwords do not need additional handling and can be used directly, but in some cases may require the use of escape characters or quotes to ensure the password is correctly parsed.