#### 13.7.7.6 SHOW CREATE DATABASE Statement

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```
SHOW CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [IF NOT EXISTS] db_name
```

 Shows the [`CREATE DATABASE`](create-database.html) statement that creates the named database. If the `SHOW` statement includes an `IF NOT EXISTS` clause, the output too includes such a clause. [`SHOW CREATE SCHEMA`](show-create-database.html) is a synonym for [`SHOW CREATE DATABASE`](show-create-database.html).

```
mysql> SHOW CREATE DATABASE test\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Database: test
Create Database: CREATE DATABASE `test` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
                 COLLATE utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci */ /*!80014 DEFAULT ENCRYPTION='N' */

mysql> SHOW CREATE SCHEMA test\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Database: test
Create Database: CREATE DATABASE `test` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4
                 COLLATE utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci */ /*!80014 DEFAULT ENCRYPTION='N' */
```

[`SHOW CREATE DATABASE`](show-create-database.html) quotes table and column names according to the value of the [`sql_quote_show_create`](server-system-variables.html#sysvar_sql_quote_show_create) option. See [Section 5.1.8, “Server System Variables”](server-system-variables.html).

