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MySQL Tab

Installing third party applications that use the MySQL server is easy. Uniform Server places no restrictions and allows you to install using the root user account..

For a test server this is fine however for a production server it is already compromised! The root user is known, both name and password is set to root.

As a first line of defence you must change the MySQL root user password using Apanel. You can install all applications using this root user and new password.

For a production server using the root user account even with a new password is high risk. Should this root user account become compromised a malious user can delete all databases and data. The root user is all-powerful and can run any task on the MySQL server.

After installing an application create a restricted user on the MySQL server and edit the application’s configuration file. Replacing the root user with this restricted user account.

Every application shall have a unique restricted user. If this user becomes compromised hopefully any damage is confined only to that application.

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Restricted user

A restricted user has a unique name and password with minimum privileges assigned to a specific database. This user has no global privileges further restricting server access.

Assign only minimum privileges required for the application to run.

Privileges: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

These privileges are referring what that user can perform on tables within that database assigned. For example assign the first three these are safe only assign delete if required by a n application.

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Use phpMyAdmin

Using phpMyAdmin to create a restricted user is covered on the MySQL Security page.

It’s worth reading to appreciate the convenience of using the MySQL tab

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MySQL Tab

MySQL Tab intro The MySQL tab was added in V56_ZCON_1_1 it contains three buttons you generally use in the following order. Add or Delete Database When installing an application you can use this button to create a database. Alternatively you can delete a database. Add restricted user For a production server you creates a restricted user and assign a database to that user. Edit User Use this button to edit a restricted user it allows you to change a user's privileges. Each button opens a pop-up window as shown below.
Add or Delete Database This pop-up window allows you to create or delete a database. Create a database: Enter a database name in the text window Press Create Database button Database is created and listed in the list window. Delete a database: From the list of databases select a database to delete Click Delete Database button Database is deleted and removed from list window.
Add restricted user To creating a restricted user fill in the form Enter a user name Enter a user password Either enter a database name or select one from the list On the right check or uncheck privileges you want to assign to this user Click Create User button. Note 1: If user exists you will be requested to enter a new user. A User must be unique. Note 2: If a database does not exist you can still assign it to a user and create the database later.
Edit User This pop-up allows you to change a restricted users password and privileges. Select User: Select a user to edit from the list of users. With the exception of password users current settings are filled in Delete button is enabled Delete User: Click Delete Butoon to remove this user. User is deleted and removed from list Update User: Check or uncheck privileges you wish to change Either enter old password or enter a new password for this user. Click Update User button

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Summary

Tabs group functionality and expose Uniform Servers’s features.

Main drop down menus take a slightly different approach generally they target a single feature by name. However a pop-up window that opens as a result of a selection may contain a common group of related features.

Each drop down menu is covered on a separate page they have an identical name as the menu.

First menu to be covered is the File menu.

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