- OrientDB Tutorial
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- OrientDB Database Commands
- OrientDB - Create Database
- OrientDB - Alter Database
- OrientDB - Backup Database
- OrientDB - Restore Database
- OrientDB - Connect Database
- OrientDB - Disconnect Database
- OrientDB - Info Database
- OrientDB - List Database
- OrientDB - Freeze Database
- OrientDB - Release Database
- OrientDB - Config Database
- OrientDB - Export Database
- OrientDB - Import Database
- OrientDB - Commit Database
- OrientDB - Rollback Database
- OrientDB - Optimize Database
- OrientDB - Drop Database
- OrientDB Record Commands
- OrientDB - Insert Record
- OrientDB - Display Records
- OrientDB - Load Record
- OrientDB - Reload Record
- OrientDB - Export Record
- OrientDB - Update Record
- OrientDB - Truncate Record
- OrientDB - Delete Record
- OrientDB Class Commands
- OrientDB - Create Class
- OrientDB - Alter Class
- OrientDB - Truncate Class
- OrientDB - Drop Class
- OrientDB Cluster Commands
- OrientDB - Create Cluster
- OrientDB - Alter Cluster
- OrientDB - Truncate Cluster
- OrientDB - Drop Cluster
- OrientDB Property Commands
- OrientDB - Create Property
- OrientDB - Alter Property
- OrientDB - Drop Property
- OrientDB Vertex Commands
- OrientDB - Create Vertex
- OrientDB - Move Vertex
- OrientDB - Delete Vertex
- OrientDB Edge Commands
- OrientDB - Create Edge
- OrientDB - Update Edge
- OrientDB - Delete Edge
- OrientDB Advanced Concepts
- OrientDB - Functions
- OrientDB - Sequences
- OrientDB - Indexes
- OrientDB - Transactions
- OrientDB - Hooks
- OrientDB - Caching
- OrientDB - Logging
- OrientDB - Performance Tuning
- OrientDB - Upgrading
- OrientDB - Security
- OrientDB - Studio
- OrientDB Interfaces
- OrientDB - Java Interface
- OrientDB - Python Interface
- OrientDB Useful Resources
- OrientDB - Quick Guide
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OrientDB - Create Database
The SQL Reference of the OrientDB database provides several commands to create, alter, and drop databases.
The following statement is a basic syntax of Create Database command.
CREATE DATABASE <database-url> [<user> <password> <storage-type> [<db-type>]]
Following are the details about the options in the above syntax.
<database-url> − Defines the URL of the database. URL contains two parts, one is <mode> and the second one is <path>.
<mode> − Defines the mode, i.e. local mode or remote mode.
<path> − Defines the path to the database.
<user> − Defines the user you want to connect to the database.
<password> − Defines the password for connecting to the database.
<storage-type> − Defines the storage types. You can choose between PLOCAL and MEMORY.
Example
You can use the following command to create a local database named demo.
Orientdb> CREATE DATABASE PLOCAL:/opt/orientdb/databses/demo
If the database is successfully created, you will get the following output.
Database created successfully. Current database is: plocal: /opt/orientdb/databases/demo orientdb {db = demo}>
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