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Creation or deletion of databases in MariaDB requires privileges typically only given to root users or admins. Under these accounts, you have two options for creating a database − the mysqladmin binary and a PHP script.
mysqladmin binary
The following example demonstrates the use of the mysqladmin binary in creating a database with the name Products −
[root@host]# mysqladmin -u root -p create PRODUCTS Enter password:******
PHP Create Database Script
PHP employs the mysql_query function in creating a MariaDB database. The function uses two parameters, one optional, and returns either a value of “true” when successful, or “false” when not.
Syntax
Review the following create database script syntax −
bool mysql_query( sql, connection );
The description of the parameters is given below −
S.No | Parameter & Description |
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1 |
sql This required parameter consists of the SQL query needed to perform the operation. |
2 |
connection When not specified, this optional parameter uses the most recent connection used. |
Try the following example code for creating a database −
<html> <head> <title>Create a MariaDB Database</title> </head> <body> <?php $dbhost = ''localhost:3036''; $dbuser = ''root''; $dbpass = ''rootpassword''; $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die(''Could not connect: '' . mysql_error()); } echo ''Connected successfully<br />''; $sql = ''CREATE DATABASE PRODUCTS''; $retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ); if(! $retval ) { die(''Could not create database: '' . mysql_error()); } echo "Database PRODUCTS created successfullyn"; mysql_close($conn); ?> </body> </html>
On successful deletion, you will see the following output −
mysql> Database PRODUCTS created successfully mysql> SHOW DATABASES; +-----------------------+ | Database | +-----------------------+ | PRODUCTS | +-----------------------+
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