CREATE DATABASE

CREATE DATABASE is a SQL statement in the DDL Statements category. Creates a new database. The syntax is CREATE DATABASE [IF NOT EXISTS] database_name;. It returns new database. A typical example: CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS my_company; USE my_company; A close relative is CREATE TABLE, which creates a new table in the database with specified columns, data types, and constraints. A close relative is ALTER TABLE, which modifies an existing table: add/drop columns, modify data types, rename, add/drop constraints. A close relative is DROP TABLE, which permanently removes a table and all its data from the database. Cannot be undone. More about this category: Data Definition Language — CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE, CREATE INDEX. Related DDL Statements entries: CREATE TABLE, ALTER TABLE, DROP TABLE, TRUNCATE TABLE, RENAME TABLE, DROP DATABASE, CREATE SCHEMA, ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN.