### Create a database
-Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username, password, database name).
+Create an empty database and note the access details (hostname, username, password, database name).
+Generate a strong password, then enter mysql with:
+
+ mysql
+
+Then use the following script using the password you just generated:
+
+ CREATE DATABASE friendicadb;
+ CREATE USER 'friendica'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<<your mysql password here>>';
+ GRANT ALL ON friendicadb.* TO 'friendica'@'localhost';
+ FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+ EXIT;
Friendica needs the permission to create and delete fields and tables in its own database.
You may not have the ownership or file mode set correctly if you are using the file system storage backend.
-Change the backend to database. If this solves it, that that is was needs to be fixed.
+Change the backend to database. If this solves it, that is what needs to be fixed.
### Error uploading large files