From cee027cc7f8e6372231f298fc301ae85bb18be91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Azareal Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:44:04 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Added more information on hardening the database. --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2446c00..7cc0070b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ Instructions on how to set MariaDB up on Linux: https://downloads.mariadb.org/ma We recommend changing the root password (that is the password for the user 'root'). Remember that password, you will need it for the installation process. Of course, we would advise using a user other than root for maximum security, although that adds additional steps to the process of getting everything setup. -It's entirely possible that your host might already have MySQL, so you might be able to skip this step, particularly if it's a managed VPS or a shared host (contrary to popular belief, it is possible, although the ecosystem in this regard is extremely immature). Or they might have a quicker and easier method of setting up MySQL. +You might also want to run `mysql_secure_installation` to further harden (aka make it more secure) MySQL / MariaDB. + +It's entirely possible that your host already has MySQL installed and ready to go, so you might be able to skip this step, particularly if it's a managed VPS or a shared host (contrary to popular belief, it is possible, although the ecosystem in this regard is extremely immature). Or they might have a quicker and easier method of setting up MySQL. # How to download