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mysql_create_db

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(PHP 4, PHP 5)

Create a MySQL database

4-3-0 mysqli_queryPDO::query

Description

mysql_create_db(string $database_name, resource $link_identifier = NULL): bool

mysql_create_db() attempts to create a new database on the server associated with the specified link identifier.

Parameters

database_name: The name of the database being created.

Return Values

Success

Examples

mysql_create_db() alternative example

The function mysql_create_db() is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue an sql CREATE DATABASE statement instead.

php

<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

$sql = 'CREATE DATABASE my_db';
if (mysql_query($sql, $link)) {
    echo "Database my_db created successfully\n";
} else {
    echo 'Error creating database: ' . mysql_error() . "\n";
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

output

Database my_db created successfully

Notes

Note

Alias mysql_createdb()