diff --git a/create_db.php b/create_db.php
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+++ b/create_db.php
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+<?php
+$servername = "localhost";
+$username = "username";
+$password = "password";
+
+
+$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);
+
+if ($conn->connect_error)
+{
+  die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
+}
+
+$sql = "CREATE DATABASE myDB";
+if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) 
+{
+  echo "Database created successfully";
+} 
+else
+{
+  echo "Error creating database: " . $conn->error;
+}
+
+$conn->close();
+?>