Creating a new database¶
First thing you want to do before installing AMPBuilder is to create a new database on your mysql server. If you already know how to do this/or have already created one just skip to the next step.
cPanel¶
- Log into cPanel.
- Under Databases, click MySQL Databases.
- In the New Database field, type a name for the database.
- Click Create Database.
- Click Go Back.
phpMyAdmin¶
- Log into phpMyAdmin.
- Click on the database tab in the top menu.
- Enter the name you want to call your new database.
- Click “Create” and then you’re done!
Linux Command line¶
First we’ll login to the MySQL server from the command line with the following command:
mysql -u root -p
In this case, I’ve specified the user root with the -u flag, and then used the -p flag so MySQL prompts for a password. Enter your current password to complete the login.
If you need to change your root (or any other) password in the database, then follow this tutorial on changing a password for MySQL via the command line.
You should now be at a MySQL prompt that looks very similar to this:
mysql>
To create a database with the name tutorial_database type the following command:
CREATE DATABASE amp_database;
If a database of the same name already exists, then a new database will not be created and you’ll receive this error:
ERROR 1007 (HY000): Can’t create database ‘amp_database’; database exists
To avoid seeing this error use the following command instead:
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS amp_database;
The above command will only create the database amp_database if a database of that name does not already exist.