-- You only need this if you have a new mySQL install -- nwn server user -- assumes mysql is running on same computer as nwn server CREATE USER 'nwn'@'localhost'; -- set the password -- see for why it is done like this http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/old-client.html ) SET PASSWORD FOR 'nwn'@'localhost' = OLD_PASSWORD('password'); -- change this to a better password!!! -- make the database CREATE DATABASE nwn; -- let the nwn server read and modify it GRANT ALL ON nwn.* TO 'nwn'@'localhost';