Creating a Database

After the database is installed, a database named postgres is generated by default. You need to create your own database.

Syntax

Create a database.
```
CREATE DATABASE database_name;
```
View the database.
- Run \l to view the existing database.
```
\l
```
- Run \c + Database name to access the existing database.
```
\c dbname
```

Modify the database.

ALTER DATABASE database_name RENAME TO new_name;

Delete the database.
```
DROP DATABASE database_name ;
```

Parameter Description

database_name
Specifies the name of the database to be created, modified, or deleted.
new_name
Specifies the new name of a database.

Examples

Create the db_tpcc database.
```
openGauss=# CREATE DATABASE db_tpcc;
```
If the following information is displayed, the creation is successful:
```
CREATE DATABASE
```

Run \l to view the existing database.

openGauss=# \l
                        List of databases
   Name    | Owner | Encoding  | Collate | Ctype | Access privileges
-----------+-------+-----------+---------+-------+-------------------
 db_tpcc   | omm   | SQL_ASCII | C       | C     |
 mydb      | omm   | GBK       | C       | C     |
 postgres  | omm   | SQL_ASCII | C       | C     |
 template0 | omm   | SQL_ASCII | C       | C     | =c/omm           +
           |       |           |         |       | omm=CTc/omm
 template1 | omm   | SQL_ASCII | C       | C     | =c/omm           +
           |       |           |         |       | omm=CTc/omm
(5 rows)

Create a database (this does not mean that the database is used). You need to specify that the created database is used. Run \c + Database name to access the db_tpcc database.

openGauss=# \c db_tpcc
Non-SSL connection (SSL connection is recommended when requiring high-security)
You are now connected to database "db_tpcc" as user "omm".
db_tpcc=#

Switch to the postgres database.
```
db_tpcc=# \c postgres
```
Change the db_tpcc database name to tpcc.
```
openGauss=# ALTER DATABASE db_tpcc RENAME TO tpcc;
```
If the following information is displayed, the modification is successful:
```
ALTER DATABASE
```
Delete the tpcc database.
```
openGauss=# DROP DATABASE tpcc;
```
If the following information is displayed, the deletion is successful:
```
DROP DATABASE
```