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mysql_create_db

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

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.

Parameters

database_name: The name of the database being created.
link_identifier: The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called with no arguments. If by chance no connection is found or established, an E_WARNING level warning is generated.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. mysql_create_db() alternative example

The function mysql_create_db() is deprecated. It is preferable to use mysql_query() to issue a sql CREATE DATABASE statement instead.


<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

$sql = 'CREATE DATABASE my_db';
if (mysql_query($sql, $link)) {
    echo "Database my_db created successfully\n";
} else {
    echo 'Error creating database: ' . mysql_error() . "\n";
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Database my_db created successfully

Notes

Note: For downward compatibility, the following deprecated alias may be used: mysql_createdb()