I've just installed WampServer 3.2.0 and updated it to 3.2.2. My PHPMyAdmin version is 4.9.2. I have not been involved in local website development using WampServer since 2015, so I have some catching up to do. My question is certainly a newbie question, but I can't find the answer after hours of searching and reading.
What are the default MariaDB users created by the WampServer install used for? Here are my questions:
1. I don't understand why the "Any" user accounts were created. What are they used for? Should I delete them?
2. I understand what the 'root'@'localhost' user is used for - it's the superuser account on the local machine. But what are the '127.0.0.1' and '::1' users used for? I know that 127.0.0.1 is the IPv4 IP address for localhost and that '::1' is the IPv6 IP address for localhost. When I set a password on '127.0.0.1' and '::1' and attempted a login, I was logged in because the 'any'@'localhost' user was present. I haven't deleted the 'any'@'localhost' account to see if the '127.0.0.1' and '::1' accounts will login correctly. Should I delete the 'any'@'localhost' user account?
3. What's the machine name account ('machine_name'@'localhost') used for?
Are the '127.0.0.01', ''::1', and 'machine_name' user accounts used for local login or remote login? Sorry for the newb question, but I need to understand what these user accounts are intended to be used for. Thanks in advance for your help!
What are the default MariaDB users created by the WampServer install used for? Here are my questions:
1. I don't understand why the "Any" user accounts were created. What are they used for? Should I delete them?
2. I understand what the 'root'@'localhost' user is used for - it's the superuser account on the local machine. But what are the '127.0.0.1' and '::1' users used for? I know that 127.0.0.1 is the IPv4 IP address for localhost and that '::1' is the IPv6 IP address for localhost. When I set a password on '127.0.0.1' and '::1' and attempted a login, I was logged in because the 'any'@'localhost' user was present. I haven't deleted the 'any'@'localhost' account to see if the '127.0.0.1' and '::1' accounts will login correctly. Should I delete the 'any'@'localhost' user account?
3. What's the machine name account ('machine_name'@'localhost') used for?
Are the '127.0.0.01', ''::1', and 'machine_name' user accounts used for local login or remote login? Sorry for the newb question, but I need to understand what these user accounts are intended to be used for. Thanks in advance for your help!