Open MySQL Workbench and connect to your database server. From the database home screen (Figure A), right-click a blank spot under the SCHEMAS pane and select Create Schema.

Exiting MySQL You’ve created a database, added a table, and injected data into the table. All that’s left is to exit MySQL with the command exit. Your database is ready to use.

If you plan to do database development with Java and MySQL, the first thing you’ll need to do is configure a database schema. Technically speaking, the first thing to do before you configure a schema ...