How to create a database?

1. By default mysql installs as the root user with no passwd (unless noted otherwise)
   • Verify that mysql is running by one way (out of many ways). This is the command....
     "ps -fe |grep mysqld |grep -v grep"The output should be similiar to this... /(usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-locking --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock)
2. Once you verified that mysql is running, log in to mysql using this command
   • Run this command...
     "mysql".... (This should suffice unless your installation of mysql required a username and password)
   • The output should be similar to this..
     

     
     Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
     Your MySQL connection id is 24365 to server version: 4.1.20
     
     Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
     
     mysql> 
     

3. Run this command..
   • "Create database TEST;"....Output should look like this...
     
     

     
            Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec)
     

Now for the all in one Feature......

[root@s15261720 wiki]# ps -e |grep mysqld
 7209 ?        00:00:00 mysqld_safe
 7242 ?        00:00:12 mysqld

# mysql  
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 24415 to server version: 4.1.20

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> 

mysql> create database test;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>