Creation or deletion of databases in MariaDB requires privileges typically only given to root users or admins. Under these accounts, you have two options for creating a database – the mysqladmin binary and a PHP script.
mysqladmin Binary
The following example demonstrates the use of the mysqladmin binary in creating a database with the name Products:
[root@host]# mysqladmin -u root -p create PRODUCTS Enter password:******
PHP Create Database Script
PHP employs the mysql_query function in creating a MariaDB database. The function uses two parameters, one optional, and returns either a value of “true” when successful, or “false” when not.
Syntax
Review the following create database script syntax:
bool mysql_query (sql, connection );
The description of the parameters is given below:
| Parameter | Description |
| sql | This required parameter consists of the SQL query needed to perform the operation. |
| connection | When not specified, this optional parameter uses the most recent connection used. |
Try the following example code for creating a database:
<html>
<head>
<title>Create a MariaDB Database</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dbhost = 'localhost:3036';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = 'rootpassword';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass);
if(! $conn )
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo 'Connected successfully<br />';
$sql = 'CREATE DATABASE PRODUCTS';
$retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn );
if(! $retval )
{
die('Could not create database: ' . mysql_error());
}
echo "Database PRODUCTS created successfully\n";
mysql_close($conn);
?>
</body>
</html>
On successful creation, you will see the following output:
mysql> Database PRODUCTS created successfully mysql> SHOW DATABASES; +--------------------+ | Database | +--------------------+ | PRODUCTS | +--------------------+