Tap the icon to open the software. Creating a database With PortoDB installed, it’s time to create your first database. Open the app and you should see the main window (Figure A).

Get up to speed on MySQL basics with this step-by-step tutorial on how to create a database, add a table, and input data into the table.

If you plan to do database development with Java and MySQL, the first thing you’ll need to do is configure a database schema. Technically speaking, the first thing to do before you configure a schema ...