How do I create a MySQL database?
To create a MySQL database, you can follow these steps:
- Open the command line interface for MySQL or use a MySQL client tool to log in to the MySQL server.
- Input the following command in the command line to create a new database:
- Make a new database with the name of database_name.
- The database_name here is the name of the database you want to create. For example, if you want to create a database named mydb, you can input the following command:
- Establish a database named mydb.
- You can use the following command to check if the database has been successfully created:
- Display database names.
- This will list all the databases that have been created.
- If needed, you can use the following command to select the database you want to use:
- Access the database named database_name.
- This will instruct MySQL to apply all subsequent operations to the specified database. For example, if you want to use the database named mydb, you can enter the following command:
- Switch to mydb database.
Up to this point, you have successfully created a MySQL database. You can use this database to create tables, insert data, and perform other database operations.