{"id":17019,"date":"2024-03-15T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-use-the-create-user-command-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T07:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:49:58","slug":"how-do-you-use-the-create-user-command-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-use-the-create-user-command-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you use the ‘create user’ command in MySQL?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CREATE USER statement in MySQL is used to create a new user account. The syntax is as follows:<\/p>\n

CREATE USER [IF NOT EXISTS] user_name [IDENTIFIED BY [PASSWORD] 'password']\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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  1. user_name: Specify the name of the user to be created.<\/li>\n
  2. Optional parameter, it indicates that no action will be taken if the user already exists.<\/li>\n
  3. IDENTIFIED BY: Optional parameter that specifies the user’s password.<\/li>\n
  4. ‘password’: the password assigned to a user.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Original: \u6211\u4eec\u5728\u8fd9\u4e2a\u56f0\u96be\u7684\u65f6\u671f\u9700\u8981\u4fdd\u6301\u4e50\u89c2\u548c\u56e2\u7ed3\u3002<\/p>\n
    Paraphrased: We need to stay optimistic and united during this challenging time.<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Create a user named John with no password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      CREATE USER john;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Create a user named Jane and set the password as ‘123456’.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        CREATE USER jane IDENTIFIED BY '123456';\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        In MySQL 8.0 and above, when creating a user using the CREATE USER command, the user does not have any permissions by default and you need to grant them the necessary permissions using the GRANT statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        The CREATE USER statement in MySQL is used to create a new user account. The syntax is as follows: CREATE USER [IF NOT EXISTS] user_name [IDENTIFIED BY [PASSWORD] ‘password’] user_name: Specify the name of the user to be created. Optional parameter, it indicates that no action will be taken if the user already exists. 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