MySQL Database Operation
In this tutorial, you will know how to create database and get list of databases.
Get list of all databases of the server
To get list of all databases of the server where mysql is currently running, run the SHOW command as shown below.
mysql>SHOW DATABASES;
SHOW Databases does not display those databases that has no priviledge to show.
Create Database
If your administrator provide you priviledge to create database, then you can create it yourself. To create a new database run the given command-
mysql->CREATE Database school;
If you are working under UNIX, database names are case sentitive.
Select Database
To select a database for use or to perform operations, run the USE command, as shown below.
mysql>Use school
Creating a database does not make it for use. For using a database we must call USE command. USE command does not require semicolon at the end of sentance.
Delete a database
DROP command is used to drop a database. Suppose you want to delete a database named company. Run the following command -
mysql>DROP DATABASE company;
