# new requirement is to get the sql root password, since we need to do some sql db configuration.
echo -n "Please enter the MySQL root account password: "
+# turn off echo but remember former setting.
+stty_orig=`stty -g`
+stty -echo
read mysql_passwd
+# turn echo back on.
+stty $stty_orig
if [ -z "$mysql_passwd" ]; then
echo "This script must have the sql root password to proceed."
exit 1
echo "Adding users to the mysql database."
-mysql -u root -p"$mysql_passwd" <<EOF
+#hmmm: good application for hiding output unless error here.
+mysql -u root -p"$mysql_passwd" &>/dev/null <<EOF
create user if not exists 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '$mysql_passwd';
grant all privileges on *.* TO 'root'@'%' with grant option;
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+sep
+
echo "Making some important permission changes..."
# fix up the main web storage.