How do MySQL privileges work?

MySQL has an advanced but non-standard security/privilege system.

• What Privileges: What can the privilege system do.
• Privileges: How does the privilege system work?
• Privilege tables: The privilege tables
• Adding users: Adding new user privileges to MySQL
• Default privileges: Default privileges.
• Privilege example: A example of permission setup.
• Access denied: Why do I get this Access denied? error.
• Security: How to make MySQL secure against crackers.

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