#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
use CGI qw(:standard);
use DBI;
use DBD::mysql;

print header( -charset=>"iso-8859-7" );
print start_html( -title=>"Ψυχωφελή Πνευματικά Κείμενα!", -background=
+>"../data/images/night.jpg" );

$db = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:nikos_db", "root", "") or
$db = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:nikos_db:50free.net", "nikos_db", "XXXXX
+", {RaiseError=>1});

$db->do( "drop database if exists nikos_db");
$db->do( "create database nikos_db" );

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if i want to check if database nikos_db exists is there a way to do it before the $db = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:nikos_db", "root", "") method? because if i try to use this method first it cannot connect if the database doesnt exist! i need to check if databases exists before i try to connect to it and delete it! can you help me on that please? thanks!

Edit by castaway: X'd out possible password.

In reply to check if databse exists before connection is made! by Nik

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