$ mysql -u root -p OR $ mysql -u root -h your-mysql-server-host-name -p ======================================================================== mysql> CREATE DATABASE demo; ======================================================================== mysql> GRANT ALL ON demo.* TO user1@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword'; ======================================================================== $ mysql -u user1 -p demo OR $ mysql -u user1 -h your-mysql-server-host-name-here -p demo