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# mysql_create_db

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

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_pconnect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password")
            or exit("Could not connect");

        if (mysql_create_db("my_db")) {
            print ("Database created successfully\n");
        } else {
            printf ("Error creating database: %s\n", mysql_error ());
        }
    ?>

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.

See also: mysql_drop_db(), mysql_query().

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