====== Create MySQL Database ====== \\ Here are a few useful MySQL commands you can run from the command line, handy if you have installed MySQL and you don't have desktop access or a graphical MySQL manager application. \\ \\ === Login to MySQL === \\ First we must login \\ mysql -u root -p --- (the 'root' part assumes root is your mysql username) \\ \\ Create a MySQL Database \\ CREATE DATABASE new_database; --- (don't forget the semicolon ; - it's really important) \\ \\ Show a MySQL Database \\ SHOW DATABASES; \\ \\