[DynamicDunce]

so, I have access to the mysql database that a friend of mine's website runs off.

I was wondering if there is any way, using the access I already have or otherwise, to gain full root access, either by logging in as root, or by giving myself elevated permissions, to the database?
The web client runs phpmyadmin

Here is some info about the database:
Server: Localhost via UNIX socket
Server type: MySQL
Server version: 5.5.50-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 - (Ubuntu)
Protocol version: 10
Server charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)
Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu)
Database client version: libmysql - 5.5.50
PHP extension: mysqli Documentation
Phpmyadmin version: 4.0.10deb1

What can I do to gain access to read/write tables etc that I dont currently have access to?

[8lue7ornado]

You could try with sql injection, either manually or with sqlmap!