method

create_database

v4.0.2 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractMysqlAdapter

create_database(name, options = {})

public

Create a new MySQL database with optional :charset and :collation. Charset defaults to utf8.

Example:

create_database 'charset_test', charset: 'latin1', collation: 'latin1_bin'
create_database 'matt_development'
create_database 'matt_development', charset: :big5

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb, line 380
      def create_database(name, options = {})
        if options[:collation]
          execute "CREATE DATABASE `#{name}` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `#{options[:charset] || 'utf8'}` COLLATE `#{options[:collation]}`"
        else
          execute "CREATE DATABASE `#{name}` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `#{options[:charset] || 'utf8'}`"
        end
      end

create_database

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