Question

Some hosters let your script CREATE DATABASE, some do not, and require you to use their control panels instead. How do I check whether database would let me run this query with given user/password without actually creating any databases?

Because if I don’t have enough rights, I just want to hide the “Create database” button from UI altogether.

I’m using PHP and MySQL. Thanks.

Answer 1

You can obtain rights with:

SHOW GRANTS FOR CURRENT_USER;