Creating and Dropping Databases
Database is MySQL schema object that represents a folder containing tables. Tables can not exist outside a database. In MySQL 3.23 database has only one property - Name. In the later versions of MySQL, Charset and Collation are added.
Creating a Database
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In Database Explorer, right-click a connection node and select New Database.
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Select New Database on the Database menu.
- Input name of the database.
- Select Character set and Collation.
- Click Apply Changes, and, if specified name is unique, the database will appear in Database Explorer.
Editing a Database
- In Database Explorer, right-click a database node and select Edit Database on the shortcut menu.
- Select Character set and Collation.
- Click Update Database.
Note
Database can be renamed only on MySQL 5.1.7 - 5.1.23 and 6.0.0. You can not rename database in other MySQL versions.
Dropping a Database
Drop a database by selecting Delete on the node shortcut menu.
Note
When you drop database all tables and data containing within it are lost.
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