Ubuntu: How to create a new database in MySQL

Firstly, you must log in as root.

mysql -u root -p

Now you can create a new database. Replace your_dbname with the name of your database.

CREATE DATABASE your_dbname;

You may want ot grant privileges to this database.

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON your_dbname.* To 'your_username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

Once you have finalised the permissions, always be sure to reload all the privileges.

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

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