Read chapter 6 of the MySQL manual.
It is explained there.
Nyon wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am a newbie in Mysql and is confused about setting login/passwords. Just
> want a simple security measure as I am the only user.
>
> Here's the scenario:
> I managed to connect using PHP to mysql via the mysql_connect without using
> any
> hostname/password. What do I change to impose this security measure.
> The hostname and password will be keep in a *.inc file outside the web root
> directory.
>
> Thanks
> Nyon
>
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