MySQL lets database administrators define access rights on many levels – from the ability to run global commands down to access to individual columns. Some rights can be applied to many different objects, such as for example SELECT or UPDATE, which can be granted globally or restricted only to certain databases or tables, while others are only meant for one specific purpose. An example of the latter could be FILE privilege, which permits user to interact with the file system from inside a database instance. It only makes sense as the global right and not anywhere else.
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