Creating a Database in MySQL
In MySQL you create a database by using the CREATE DATABASE statement. To create a database, you connect to the server by typing mysql -u root -p and pressing Enter. After you do so, you are connected to the database as the MySQL root user and prompted for a password. After you enter the password, you are placed at the MySQL command prompt. Then you use the CREATE DATABASE command. For example, the following commands create a database called animals:
matthew@seymour:~$ mysql -u root -pEnter password:Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 3.23.58Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.mysql> CREATE DATABASE animals;Query OK, 1 row ...
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