MySQL version 5.6.23 not allowing me to create a new user/grant privileges

Question

It looks like the reason that I'm having this issue is because I was playing with the drop function and ran DROP DATABASE mysql and test... I think I need to reset mysql to default. What's the best way to do that? The instructions here didn't work for me.

----my original question---

I'm trying to create a new user and grant them access in my database but I keep getting a syntax error. I can't see any syntax issues with what I am entering. I'm using MySQL version 5.6.23.

Here is a screenshot of the issue:

Here is the command I entered into MySQL:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON simple_cms_development.* TO ‘simple_cms’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘mypassword12345’;

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''mypassword12345'' at line 1

Any advice?

Answer 1

You are using the wrong type of quote character, these are accented quotes often found in word documents. Most likely copy and pasted from a website or similar.

I would suggest re-typing the querying but using the quote(') key on your keyboard.

The type of quote you want is a single up and down line, rather than bending towards the quote on both ends. The same kind you see enclosing your password in the error message.