PostgreSQL: Creating a Database

PostgreSQL: Creating a Database

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In this blog post, we'll walk you through the process of creating a database in PostgreSQL.

Creating a Database

To create a new database in PostgreSQL, we'll use the CREATE DATABASE SQL command. This command allows you to specify the name of the new database and any additional options you want to set. The basic syntax for creating a database is as follows:

CREATE DATABASE database_name;

Let's create a simple example database named "blog_db":

CREATE DATABASE blog_db;