Andrew, What you have done is correct. A database is merely a container. A container which is empty until you fill it will tables and then populate those tables with data.
Regards, Jonathan Duncan Andrew Conkling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I am trying to host a message board through a service from > www.phpbb.com. To install it, I need to create a blank mySQL database. > I've perused the documentation and have not been able to figure out how. > When I have "succeeded", it seems all that is created is an empty folder > with the name I gave the database. Is this right? If not, how (else) can > I create it? > > Thanks in advance, > Andrew > > My homepage > http://www.andrewski.fr.st > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <mysql-unsubscribe- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > -- Jonathan Duncan nacnud.com administrator Nacnud, Inc. ________________________________________________________________ Brought to you by nacnudMail using TWIG. http://www.nacnud.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php