What is the method for creating a database in MySQL?

2 years ago

Isabella Edwards

1 minute

In MySQL, the method to create a database is by using the `CREATE DATABASE` statement. Here is an example of how to create a database:

CREATE DATABASE database_name;

the `database_name` is the name of the database to be created, and it must be unique.

If you want to specify default character set and collation for a new database, you can use the following syntax:

CREATE DATABASE database_name

CHARACTER SET character_set_name

COLLATE collation_name;

As for `character_set_name`, it refers to the character set to be used, while `collation_name` refers to the sorting rule to be used.

For example, to create a database named `my_database` with a default character set of `utf8mb4` and collation of `utf8mb4_general_ci`, you can use the following statement:

CREATE DATABASE my_database

CHARACTER SET utf8mb4

COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;

When creating a database, make sure you have sufficient permissions to carry out the operation.