| ALTER | Allows use of ALTER TABLE. |
| ALTER ROUTINE | Alters or drops stored routines. |
| CREATE | Allows use of CREATE TABLE. |
| CREATE ROUTINE | Creates stored routines. |
| CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE | Allows use of CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE. |
| CREATE USER | Allows use of CREATE USER, DROP USER, RENAME USER, and REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES. |
| CREATE VIEW | Allows use of CREATE VIEW. |
| DELETE | Allows use of DELETE. |
| DROP | Allows use of DROP TABLE. |
| EXECUTE | Allows the user to run stored routines. |
| FILE | Allows use of SELECT... INTO OUTFILE and LOAD DATA INFILE. |
| INDEX | Allows use of CREATE INDEX and DROP INDEX. |
| INSERT | Allows use of INSERT. |
| LOCK TABLES | Allows use of LOCK TABLES on tables for which the user also has SELECT privileges. |
| PROCESS | Allows use of SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST. |
| RELOAD | Allows use of FLUSH. |
| REPLICATION | Allows the user to ask where slave or master |
| CLIENT | servers are. |
| REPLICATION SLAVE | Needed for replication slaves. |
| SELECT | Allows use of SELECT. |
| SHOW DATABASES | Allows use of SHOW DATABASES. |
| SHOW VIEW | Allows use of SHOW CREATE VIEW. |
| SHUTDOWN | Allows use of mysqladmin shutdown. |
| SUPER | Allows use of CHANGE MASTER, KILL, PURGE MASTER LOGS, and SET GLOBAL SQL statements. Allows mysqladmin debug command. Allows one extra connection to be made if maximum connections are reached. |
| UPDATE | Allows use of UPDATE. |
| USAGE | Allows connection without any specific privileges. |