Create the database

To create the database, we need to use mysql_query function and CREATE DATABASE statetment

$conn = mysql_connect("localhost","root","root");
if (!$conn)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}

if (mysql_query("CREATE DATABASE my_db",$conn))
{
echo "Database created";
}
else
{
echo "Error creating database: " . mysql_error();
}

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