The SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement

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

Example

 CREATE DATABASE databasename;

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CREATE DATABASE Example

The following SQL statement creates a database called "newDB":

Example

 CREATE DATABASE newDB;

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Output

TIP: 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 ;