[kwlug-disc] Dumb MySQL question

[Benjamin Tompkins]

Maybe?

It would depend on if there's also a table that manages permissions for
users in the database to determine what they have access to.

What application?

On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 2:41 PM Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a PHP application that has some users stored in a mysql
> database. I can log into mysql and have permission to change the
> database tables. If the table within the database is called users can
> I just:
>
> INSERT into user (userpass) values ('NewMadeUpPass');
>
> Would this work since MySQL hashes passwords? I'd then log into the
> web app and change the password, hopefully rehashing the new password.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charles
>
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