How to Create a MySQL Database on Linux via Command Line

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We will show you how to create a database in command line on a linux server with MySQL or MariaDB installed.


First you need to log your MySQL/MariaDB

mysql -u root -p


Create the database

In this example, we will create the database “example”

MariaDB> CREATE DATABASE example;


Check if your database is created

MariaDB> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| example            |
| mysql              |
| performance_schema |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)


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