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PHP MySQL Create Database

Since PHP 4.3, mysql_create_db() function is deprecated. Now it is recommended to use one of the 2 alternatives.

mysqli_query()
PDO::__query()

PHP MySQLi Create Database Example

Example

<?php
$host = 'localhost:3306';
$user = '';
$pass = '';
$conn = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $pass);
if(! $conn )
{
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysqli_connect_error());
}
echo 'Connected successfully<br/>';

$sql = 'CREATE Database mydb';
if(mysqli_query( $conn,$sql)){
  echo "Database mydb created successfully.";
}else{
echo "Sorry, database creation failed ".mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>

Output:

Connected successfully
Database mydb created successfully.

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