Syntax:
CREATE {DATABASE | SCHEMA} [IF NOT EXISTS] db_name
    [create_specification [create_specification] ...]

create_specification:
    [DEFAULT] CHARACTER SET charset_name
  | [DEFAULT] COLLATE collation_name

CREATE DATABASE creates a database with the given name. To use this
statement, you need the CREATE privilege for the database. CREATE
SCHEMA is a synonym for CREATE DATABASE as of MySQL 5.0.2.

URL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/create-database.html

