databases

Contains information about the databases that are available to the current user.

Columns:

• name (String) — Database name.
• engine (String) — Database engine.
• data_path (String) — Data path.
• metadata_path (String) — Metadata path.
• uuid (UUID) — Database UUID.
• comment (String) — Database comment.
• engine_full (String) — Parameters of the database engine.
• database (String) – Alias for name.

The name column from this system table is used for implementing the SHOW DATABASES query.

Example

Create a database.

Check all of the available databases to the user.