MySQL - Create Database
Create Database Using mysqladmin
You would need special privileges to create or to delete a MySQL database. So assuming you have access to the root user, you can create any database using the mysql mysqladmin binary.
Example
Here is a simple example to create a database called TUTORIALS −
[root@host]# mysqladmin -u root -p create TUTORIALS
Enter password:******
This will create a MySQL database called TUTORIALS.
Create a Database using PHP Script
PHP uses mysqli query() or mysql_query() function to create or delete a MySQL database. This function takes two parameters and returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
$mysqli->query($sql,$resultmode)
Sr.No.
Parameter & Description
1
$sql
Required - SQL query to create a MySQL database.
2
$resultmode
Optional - Either the constant MYSQLI_USE_RESULT or MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT depending on the desired behavior. By default, MYSQLI_STORE_RESULT is used.
Example
Try the following example to create a database −
Copy and paste the following example as mysql_example.php −
Creating MySQL Database
connect_errno ) {
printf("Connect failed: %s
", $mysqli->connect_error);
exit();
}
printf('Connected successfully.
');
if ($mysqli->query("CREATE DATABASE TUTORIALS")) {
printf("Database TUTORIALS created successfully.
");
}
if ($mysqli->errno) {
printf("Could not create database: %s
", $mysqli->error);
}
$mysqli->close();
?>
Output
Access the mysql_example.php deployed on apache web server and verify the output.
Connected successfully.
Database TUTORIALS created successfully.