MySQL for Beginners - How to Create a MySQL Database

Don Beavers has a really great article on his blog about cerating databases. I recomend reading the article for newbies who don’t understand databases.

Whether you are an experienced web programmer or a complete novice attempting to provide data interactivity with your web site, MyQSL is an easy to use and free database solution that can allow you to store and configure data to be displayed on your web site.

The best way to create and manage a MySQL database is to download an open source (free) program called PhpMyAdmin. PHPMyAdmin allows you to manage all aspects of both your database structure and data from one easy to use interface. This tool is intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web…read the rest of the article.