SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement

Guides • SQL • 15/04/2021

The SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement

The CREATE DATABASE statement is used to create a new SQL database.

SQL

CREATE DATABASE databasename; 

CREATE DATABASE Example

The following SQL statement creates a database called “testDB”:

SQL

CREATE DATABASE testDB;

Important:
Make sure you have admin privilege before creating any database. Once a database is created, you can check it in the list of databases with the following SQL command: SHOW DATABASES;

SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement

The SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement

CREATE DATABASE Example

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