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+# Wordpress
+
+1. Create the database datadir with `mysql_install_db`:
+
+   ```bash
+   $ mysql
+   mysql> CREATE DATABASE wordpress_dtec;
+   Query OK, 1 row affected (0.47 sec)
+   ```
+
+2. Set permissions/privileges for the Wordpress user:
+
+   ```bash
+   # Allow the dtec user to connect remotely to this MySQL server
+   mysql> GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'dtec'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY PASSWORD '<pass>'
+
+   # Allow dtec user to connect 1) from any host and modify
+   # everything in the the wordpress_dtec database.
+   mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `wordpress_dtec`.* TO 'dtec'@'%';
+   mysql> show grants for 'dtec'@'%';
+   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Grants for dtec@%                                                                                   |
+   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'dtec'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY PASSWORD '*196BDEDE2AE4F84CA44C47D54D78478C7E2BD7B7' | 
+   | GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `wordpress_dtec`.* TO 'dtec'@'%'                                            | 
+   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
+   ```