[development] Database creation on Install

[Amy Stephen]

It would have to be a powerful user, like root (w00t!) or a user that has
MySQL create database authority. PHP is simply creating a pipe to MySQL -
through Apache - but it is the MySQL user credentials that would allow or
prohibit this action. It's a nice-ity for local development, although not a
show stopper in any sense. If the local user doesn't have authority, it
would error out in a manner similar to how the install errors now. But, I
could be way off base here.

Thanks for everyone's response. :-)

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Laura Scott <pinglaura at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are also security reasons. It's not good for Apache to have such
> powerful permissions. It raises the stakes on security. Ultimately the
> easiest installer is operated outside of the Apache user.
>
> Laura
>
> On Nov 13, 2008, at 11:29 PM, Fernando P. García wrote:
>
>  dmitry danilevsky wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Friday 14 November 2008 07:17:39 Amy Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>  I apologize if this is not the appropriate place to ask this question
>>>> but I
>>>> am curious after checking out your fine development work.
>>>>
>>>> Why doesn't the Drupal Installation process try to create the database
>>>> if
>>>> it doesn't exist already? WordPress is the same. Joomla! will use the
>>>> database if it exists - and create it, provided the ID has sufficient
>>>> permissions. It's just another "make things easier" step (for both the
>>>> "newbie" crowd, but also developers testing/working).
>>>>
>>>> I was curious if there were security concerns? Or, if it just never
>>>> seemed
>>>> to be someone's itch?
>>>>
>>>> Again, if I am out of place with this question, please let me know, and
>>>> forgive my ignorance.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Amy :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>  If they already why don't we do?...
>>
>>> becouse many of the hostings do not allow creating db from php-scripts.
>>>
>>>  Consider there are lots of people working with a local copy, hostings
>> are just an scenario but we can't  just *cut* others without a good reason.
>>
>> Blessings!
>> <fernandoparedesgarcia.vcf>
>>
>
>
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