The CREATE DATABASE statement is used to create a new SQL/MySQL database.

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Syntax

CREATE DATABASE databasename;

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CREATE DATABASE Example

The following SQL statement creates a database called "testDB":

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Example

CREATE DATABASE testDB;

mysql -u username -p

CREATE DATABASE dbname;

CREATE DATABASE nameOfYourDatabase;

USE nameOfYourDatabase;

CREATE TABLE nameOfTable(

id INT AUTO_INCREMENT,

   first_name VARCHAR(100),

   last_name VARCHAR(100),

   email VARCHAR(50),

   password VARCHAR(20),

   PRIMARY KEY(id)

);

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CREATE DATABASE `mydb`;

mysql> CREATE DATABASE pets;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)

CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [IF NOT EXISTS] db_name

    [create_option] ...

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create_option: {

    [DEFAULT] CHARACTER SET [=] charset_name

  | [DEFAULT] COLLATE [=] collation_name

}