Creating a Database

After a TaurusDB instance is created, you can create databases on it.

This operation is not allowed when another operation is being performed on your DB instance.
After a database is created, the database name cannot be changed.
An account with read-only or read/write permissions on all databases can still be granted read-only or read/write permissions on specific databases. The account's actual permissions are a combination of permissions on all and specific databases.

In the displayed dialog box, set the required parameters and click OK.

Figure 1 Creating a database
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**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Description
Database Name	The database name can consist of 1 to 64 characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed. The total number of hyphens (-) cannot exceed 10.
Character Set	Select a character set as required.
User	You can select one or more unauthorized users. If there are no unauthorized users, you can create one. If you require fine-grained permissions control, log in to the DAS console.
Description	The description can consist of up to 512 characters. It cannot contain carriage returns or any of the following special characters: !<"='>&

After the database is created, authorize or delete it on the Databases page. You can search for the desired database by character set and database name.

Log in to the TaurusDB console.
On the Instances page, locate an instance and click Log In in the Operation column.
On the displayed DAS login page, enter the username and password and click Log In.
Create a database using either of the following methods:
- On the home page, click Create Database. In the displayed dialog box, set the database name, character set, and collation, and click OK.
  Figure 2 Creating a database
- Choose SQL Operations > SQL Query. In the displayed SQL window, select the target database and run the following command:
```
create database <database-name>;
```