# In MySQL to create a database we execute a query: CREATE DATABASE DEMODB, so can we create a DATABASE in Elasticsearch also?

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 7, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-mysql-to-create-a-database-we-execute-a-query-create-database-demodb-so-can-we-create-a-database-in-elasticsearch-also/340279 "2023-08-07T13:26:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Subrato1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@Subrato1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrato1)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-mysql-to-create-a-database-we-execute-a-query-create-database-demodb-so-can-we-create-a-database-in-elasticsearch-also/340279/1 "2023-08-07T13:26:40Z")

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If possible, give me reference link or Command here.

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-mysql-to-create-a-database-we-execute-a-query-create-database-demodb-so-can-we-create-a-database-in-elasticsearch-also/340279/2 "2023-08-07T13:37:30Z")

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Hi @Subrato1  
If you're trying to relate or compare elasticsearch and a RDBMS

Elasticsearch is the database. You don't create databases inside of it

And the index is most equally related to a table.

There's for a full RBAC to control access to indices l.

An elasticsearch mappings are equivalent to a table schema.

Hope that helps, but you're definitely going to need to change some thinking when you're coming from a relational database.

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**Author:** ![Subrato1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@Subrato1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Subrato1)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-mysql-to-create-a-database-we-execute-a-query-create-database-demodb-so-can-we-create-a-database-in-elasticsearch-also/340279/3 "2023-08-07T13:41:58Z")

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Yeah, understood Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-mysql-to-create-a-database-we-execute-a-query-create-database-demodb-so-can-we-create-a-database-in-elasticsearch-also/340279/4 "2023-09-04T13:42:53Z")

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