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+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ *
+ * @version $Id: db_create.php 11402 2008-07-15 18:42:50Z lem9 $
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Gets some core libraries
+ */
+require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
+$js_to_run = 'functions.js';
+require_once './libraries/mysql_charsets.lib.php';
+
+PMA_checkParameters(array('new_db'));
+
+/**
+ * Defines the url to return to in case of error in a sql statement
+ */
+$err_url = 'main.php?' . PMA_generate_common_url();
+
+/**
+ * Builds and executes the db creation sql query
+ */
+$sql_query = 'CREATE DATABASE ' . PMA_backquote($new_db);
+if (!empty($db_collation) && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 40101) {
+    list($db_charset) = explode('_', $db_collation);
+    if (in_array($db_charset, $mysql_charsets) && in_array($db_collation, $mysql_collations[$db_charset])) {
+        $sql_query .= ' DEFAULT' . PMA_generateCharsetQueryPart($db_collation);
+    }
+    unset($db_charset, $db_collation);
+}
+$sql_query .= ';';
+
+$result = PMA_DBI_try_query($sql_query);
+
+if (! $result) {
+    $message = PMA_DBI_getError();
+    // avoid displaying the not-created db name in header or navi panel
+    $GLOBALS['db'] = '';
+    $GLOBALS['table'] = '';
+    require_once './libraries/header.inc.php';
+    require_once './main.php';
+} else {
+    $message = $strDatabase . ' ' . htmlspecialchars($new_db) . ' ' . $strHasBeenCreated;
+    $GLOBALS['db'] = $new_db;
+    require_once './libraries/header.inc.php';
+    require_once './' . $cfg['DefaultTabDatabase'];
+}
+?>