In our previous post, we demonstrated steps to install MariaDB Server on Ubuntu , in this article, we are going to show how to create database in MySQL/MariaDB. We are going to talk about DDL(Data Definition Language), how to create tables and authorize users to access them. Start your mariadb-server and follow the steps Creating Databases, Tables, and Authorized Users Step 1: Connect to your mariadb-server and run below sql. This can be done via mysql client or any other tools like Heidisql, phpmyadmin etc. This is going to create a new database in your server. CREATE DATABASE myFirstDB; Check if the database already exists and create CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS myFirstDB; To list all the databases in a server. SHOW DATABASES; To connect to your database USE DATABASE_NAME; Once you have selected your database, use following to create user CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password'; To create a user that can connect fro