MySQL database to view or display (SHOW DATABASES statement)

In MySQL, you can use  SHOW DATABASES  statement to view or display the database user privileges within the current range. View database syntax is:

 

SHOW DATABASES [LIKE 'database name'];

Syntax is as follows:

• LIKE clause is optional, used to match the specified database name. LIKE clauses can be a partial match may be an exact match.
• Database name from the single quotes ' 'surrounded.

Example 1: View all databases

List all current user database can be viewed:

  mysql> SHOW DATABASES;  +--------------------+  | Database           |  +--------------------+  | information_schema |  | mysql              |  | performance_schema |  | sakila             |  | sys                |  | world              |  +--------------------+  6 row in set (0.22 sec)  

Example 2: Create and view database

First create a database called test_db:

mysql> CREATE DATABASE test_db;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)

Then use the SHOW DATABASES statement to display the name of the database within the purview of all, as shown below:

  mysql> SHOW DATABASES;  +--------------------+  | Database           |  +--------------------+  | information_schema |  | mysql              |  | performance_schema |  | sakila             |