MySQL database question

[KDragon]

I know of the functionality of some of php's built-in functions that allow you to write to a file and if the file doesn't exist it will create it. I would like to do this same thing with a database. Most people just say to use phpMyAdmin to create the databases first but this seems a little convoluted and it seems to me I should be able to just write or find a php function that can create a database if and only if it isn't already created. I could use phpMyAdmin but does anyone know of way of doing what I want to do?

[joquius]

What do you need this for? I mean in any case it's much better not to have a function checking if the database exists every moment.

[KDragon]

[!--quoteo(post=384479:date=Jun 16 2006, 03:36 AM:name=joquius)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(joquius @ Jun 16 2006, 03:36 AM) [snapback]384479[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
What do you need this for? I mean in any case it's much better not to have a function checking if the database exists every moment.
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I don't really need it. I just wondered if it could be done. I don't need it to check every moment. Just every time I have to write something to a particular database.

[joquius]

The more predefined stuff you have the better. Reduces the time for processing code, if you are going to need the database, it's better to create it anyway

[d_barszczak]

[!--quoteo(post=384489:date=Jun 16 2006, 09:08 AM:name=KDragon)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(KDragon @ Jun 16 2006, 09:08 AM) [snapback]384489[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
I don't really need it. I just wondered if it could be done. I don't need it to check every moment. Just every time I have to write something to a particular database.
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You can use a query like this i think!!

CREATE DATABASE MyNewDatabase [IF NOT EXISTS];