How do I create a MySQL database?

To create a MySQL database, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the command line interface for MySQL or use a MySQL client tool to log in to the MySQL server.
  2. Input the following command in the command line to create a new database:
  3. Make a new database with the name of database_name.
  4. 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:
  5. Establish a database named mydb.
  6. You can use the following command to check if the database has been successfully created:
  7. Display database names.
  8. This will list all the databases that have been created.
  9. If needed, you can use the following command to select the database you want to use:
  10. Access the database named database_name.
  11. 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:
  12. 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.

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