> > > REPLACE INTO user ( host, user, password )
> > > VALUES ('localhost','user',password('plaintextpassword'));
> >
> > Is there a functional difference between this and GRANT [privs]?
>
> REPLACE (same as insert except it will delete an older matching entry
> before insertion) is modifying the grant tables directly.
AFAIK, direct modifications to the user table need a mysqladmin reload.
GRANT privs no.
Ciao,
Filippo
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