How To Create A Table In MySQL Database

1. The Syntax Of Creating Data Table In MySQL Database.

1. First, connect and login to the MySQL database server with username and password.

   $ mysql -h localhost -u root -p
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   Your MySQL connection id is 9
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   mysql>

2. Before creating a table, you need to use the use databasename command to select a database, then you can create a table in this selected database.

   mysql> show databases
       -> ;
   +--------------------+
   | Database           |
   +--------------------+
   | information_schema |
   | mysql              |
   | performance_schema |
   | sys                |
   +--------------------+
   4 rows in set (0.03 sec)
   
   mysql> 
   mysql> use mysql
   Reading table information for completion of table and column names
   You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
   
   Database changed

3. Under the mysql > prompt, it’s easy to create a MySQL table. Use the SQL command create table to create a table like below.

   CREATE TABLE table_name (column_name column_type);

   mysql> CREATE TABLE account_tbl(
   
      -> id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   
      -> username VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
   
      -> passwd VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
   
      -> on_board_date DATE,
   
      -> PRIMARY KEY ( id )
   
      -> );
   
   Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.16 sec)
   
   mysql>