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C# MySql CREATE USER


I was trying to make a registration statement with C#. Obviously I couldn't make it. I don't exactly know what the problem is. With that said here is a snippet:

MySqlConnection Connection = 
 new MySqlConnection("SERVER=localhost;UID=root;");
MySqlCommand Command = 
 new MySqlCommand("CREATE USER 'testuser'@'localhost' 
 IDENTIFIED BY 'superpassword';", Connection);
Command.ExecuteNonQuery();

Solution

  • Before executing the command, you need to open the connection

    using(MySqlConnection Connection = new MySqlConnection("SERVER=localhost;UID=root;"))
    using(MySqlCommand Command = new MySqlCommand("CREATE USER 'testuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'superpassword';", Connection))
    {
        Connection.Open();
        Command.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }
    

    Do not forget to enclose the disposable commands in a Using Statement

    EDIT Looking at your code (why don't you put here immediately?) it is clear where is the error

    this line

    this.COMMAND = String.Format("CREATE USER '{0}'@'{1}' IDENTIFIED BY '{3}';", username, host, password); 
    

    should be

    this.COMMAND = String.Format("CREATE USER '{0}'@'{1}' IDENTIFIED BY '{2}';", username, host, password); 
    

    There are three parameters passed to the string format, so the indexes to be used for the placeholders in the string.format are 0, 1 and 2.
    You used 3 for the password and this gives the out of range exception