MySQL Create Database with UTF8 Character Set Syntax

22 Dec, 2019

I always forget the MySQL create database with UTF8 character set syntax, so here it is:

CREATE DATABASE `mydb` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

GRANT ALL ON `mydb`.\* TO `username`@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Alternatively, you can use ‘CREATE SCHEMA’ instead of ‘CREATE DATABASE’:

CREATE SCHEMA `mydb` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

GRANT ALL ON `mydb`.\* TO `username`@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

I hope this helps someone else too!