---
layout: "mysql"
page_title: "MySQL: mysql_grant"
sidebar_current: "docs-mysql-resource-grant"
description: |-
  Creates and manages privileges given to a user on a MySQL server
---

# mysql\_grant

The ``mysql_grant`` resource creates and manages privileges given to
a user on a MySQL server.

## Example Usage

```
resource "mysql_user" "jdoe" {
    user = "jdoe"
    host = "example.com"
    password = "password"
}

resource "mysql_grant" "jdoe" {
    user = "${mysql_user.jdoe.user}"
    host = "${mysql_user.jdoe.host}"
    database = "app"
    privileges = ["SELECT", "UPDATE"]
}
```

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

* `user` - (Required) The name of the user.

* `host` - (Optional) The source host of the user. Defaults to "localhost".

* `database` - (Required) The database to grant privileges on. At this time,
  privileges are given to all tables on the database (`mydb.*`).

* `privileges` - (Required) A list of privileges to grant to the user. Refer
  to a list of privileges (such as
  [here](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/grant.html)) for applicable
  privileges.

* `grant` - (Optional) Whether to also give the user privileges to grant
  the same privileges to other users.

## Attributes Reference

No further attributes are exported.