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mysql_create_db

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mysql_create_db -- Create a MySQL database

Description

bool mysql_create_db ( string database_name [, resource link_identifier])

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

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example 1. MySQL create database example

<?php

$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');

if (!$link) {

  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());

}



if (mysql_create_db('my_db')) {

  echo "Database created successfully\n";

} else {

  echo 'Error creating database: ' . mysql_error() . "\n";

}

?>

For downwards compatibility mysql_createdb() can also be used. This is deprecated, however.

Note: The function mysql_create_db() is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue a SQL CREATE DATABASE Statement instead.

Warning: This function will not be available if the MySQL extension was built against a MySQL 4.x client library.