Are these mySQL user settings vulnerable?

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Published on 2010-03-22T13:27:53Z Indexed on 2010/03/22 13:31 UTC
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I'm using myphpadmin to manage the databases and I'm new to SQL in general. Am I suppose to keep an open anonymous user on localhost so things like drupal can access mySQL? It seems like having a non-passworded root on my server's hostname is retarded but I don't know what I'm doing with this in general. The user who's name starts with a b is the one I use to login and do things like make a database.

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