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    ApsaraDB RDS:Create a database

    Last Updated:Sep 06, 2023

    This topic describes how to create a database on an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

    Prerequisites

    An RDS instance is created. For more information, see Create an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

    Terms

    • instance: a virtualized database server. You can create and manage multiple databases on an RDS instance.

    • database: a set of data that is stored in an organized manner and can be shared by a number of users. A database provides the minimal redundancy and is independent of applications. In simple words, a database is a data warehouse that is used to store data.

    • character set: a collection of letters, special characters, and encoding rules that are used in a database.

    Maximum number of databases and maximum number of tables

    Account type

    Maximum number of databases

    Maximum number of tables

    Privileged account

    In ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL, no limits are imposed on the number of databases that can be created on an RDS instance. Limits may be imposed on the number of directories in underlying file systems.

    Less than 200,000

    Standard account

    Less than 200,000

    Procedure

    1. Go to the Instances page. In the top navigation bar, select the region in which the RDS instance resides. Then, find the RDS instance and click the ID of the instance.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane of the page that appears, click Databases.

    3. On the page that appears, click Create Database.

    4. Configure the following parameters.

      Parameter

      Description

      Database Name

      • The name of the database. It must be 2 to 64 characters in length.

      • It must start with a letter and end with a letter or digit.

      • It can contain lowercase letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

      • The name must be unique within the RDS instance.

      Note

      If the database name contains a hyphen (-), the system parses the hyphen (-) in the name of the folder in which the database resides as @002d.

      Supported Character Set

      The character set of the database. Select a character set based on your business requirements.

      Authorized Account

      The authorized account of the database. You can leave this parameter empty. If you leave this parameter empty, you can specify the authorized account of the database after the database is created. For more information, see Modify the permissions of a standard account on an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

      Note

      The Authorized Account drop-down list displays only the standard accounts that are created on your instance. The privileged account has all permissions on all databases and does not require authorization.

      Description

      The description of the database. This parameter is optional. You can configure this parameter to help you manage the database. The description can be up to 256 characters in length.

    5. Click OK.

    What to do next

    Use a database client or the CLI to connect to an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance

    Related operations

    Operation

    Description

    CreateDatabase

    Creates a database.