method

create_database

v7.2.3 - 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 utf8mb4.

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 287
      def create_database(name, options = {})
        if options[:collation]
          execute "CREATE DATABASE #{quote_table_name(name)} DEFAULT COLLATE #{quote_table_name(options[:collation])}"
        elsif options[:charset]
          execute "CREATE DATABASE #{quote_table_name(name)} DEFAULT CHARACTER SET #{quote_table_name(options[:charset])}"
        elsif row_format_dynamic_by_default?
          execute "CREATE DATABASE #{quote_table_name(name)} DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `utf8mb4`"
        else
          raise "Configure a supported :charset and ensure innodb_large_prefix is enabled to support indexes on varchar(255) string columns."
        end
      end

create_database

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