MySQL Tutorial/Database/Create Database

Create a database

Syntax:

CREATE DATABASE <database>;

Creating a database does not select it for use

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> CREATE DATABASE myDatabase;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql> USE myDatabase;          -- Select it manually
Database changed
mysql> drop database myDatabase;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>

Database, Table, and Column Definition with Character and collate

mysql>
mysql> CREATE DATABASE myDatabase DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2 COLLATE latin2_czech_ci;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
mysql>
mysql> 
mysql>
mysql> USE myDatabase;
Database changed
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable
    -> (
    ->     c1 CHAR(10)
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop database myDatabase;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> use test;
Database changed