[PLUG] WordPress - Take2

[Richard Owlett]

On 05/07/2017 09:25 AM, Dick Steffens wrote:
> On 05/07/2017 05:45 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 05/06/2017 04:05 PM, Dick Steffens wrote:
>>> <...>
>>>
>> This is my comment I mentioned above - "root" can mean to many
>> things. Above, when I thought mysql now ran, I was logged into
>> Debian as root - not as richard.
>> As Debian's root user "mysql - u root" alone will run.
>> Also "mysql - u root -p<cr>" will prompt for a password and will
>> run if what was entered for "MySQL application password for
>> phpmyadmin" is given *BUT NOT* for a "bad" password.
>>
>> I can't pursue this at the moment.
>> It will have to wait till this afternoon.
>
> Yes, root has more than one use. It can lead to confusion for awhile.
> In general, a "system" needs an administrative user, often named
> root. The confusion comes from there being more than one "system" in
> a system.
> There's the operating system, which is the one we usually think of.
> But then there's the database system. And while the same name can be
> used, it bears no relation to the operating system user root.
> You could name one Fred and the other Ethel, or you could name both
> of them Fred and get the same results. (At least I think you could
> name the OS root user Fred. I'm not sure about that. I know you could
> name the DB administrative user Fred.) To be safe, and have other
> folks know what you're talking about, it's probably safest to stick
> with root for both, as long as you understand that they are in a
> different context.
>

Keeping context clear is the sticky point.
I have decided that the character string "root" shall uniquely refer to 
the OS. I've seen that somewhere in the documentation I've read in last 
couple of months. Wish I kept a better list of what I read and 
especially those that were useful ;/

Today's task is to create sets of "administrator" and "end user" 
name/password pairs. Have several links. The one I attempted to follow 
didn't work. Operator error or author error? ???? ;/