Chapter 20. APPENDIX B: Create the MySQL username and password that PostNuke will use

Follow these steps to set up the database username and password:

You will be prompted to enter the root database password. When the MySQL monitor prompt appears, type in the following:

"GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <dbname>.* TO <dbuser>@<dbhost> IDENTIFIED BY '<dbpass>' WITH GRANT OPTION;"

Press RETURN. If the process was a success, it will be reported as "Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec)".

If you do not have root access to the database, a database username and password can be created using phpMyAdmin (http://phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin). To create a database username and password, follow these steps: