Allow user to create and alter table?

Question

I have a current mysql user who has SELECT privileges for all the table in database example. How can give that user privileges to add new tables, a

Answer 1

Old; but just because it comes first when you query about "mysql grants to create table" GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER, LOCK TABLES, SHOW VIEW ON database.* TO 'user'@'host'