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Is it beneficial that I create a new user other than the root user for a database? if so why? I am using one database for a club and all this is very new to me so i am trying to work out why and if i should create another user. any help will much appreciated.

joffy

a root user can do anything with your databases and data. if your server gets hack or someone runs an sql injection attack they can do whatever they want if they get your data. access it, change it, steal it, delete it, and more.

if you store personal information from your customers, then the hackers could get whatever is stored there. credit card info, social security numbers, addresses, user names, passwords, etc. they could also delete all your data, or even add their own data so they could access your website, and even access it with admin level privileges.

so, you need to create a new user who only has permissions to select, and insert privileges to your database.


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