Create a MySQL User on Linux via Command Line

First we’ll login to the MySQL server from the command line with the following command:

mysql -u root -p

In this case, I’ve specified the user root with the -u flag, and then used the -p flag so MySQL prompts for a password. Enter your current password to complete the login.

You should now be at a MySQL prompt that looks very similar to this:

mysql>

We’ll create a user with the name testuser , and the password test123test!.

CREATE USER 'testuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test123test!';

That’s it, congratulations! In just one command you’ve created your first MySQL user. However, this user won’t be able to do anything with MySQL until they are granted additional privileges. In fact, they won’t even be able to login without additional permissions.

Viewing a full list of MySQL users, including the host they’re associated with, can be done with the following select statement:

SELECT User,Host FROM mysql.user;