###### tags: `MySQL` `Lesson Notes`

# MySQL - Workbench Intro

For both C# and Java we will be using the workbench in one way or antoher. It becomes our database and how we create them. So here are some images to help navigate the workbench

## Creating your Database
- So creating your database sounds hard but with a few images I think you will be good to go.

- From this 1st Screen shot once you click that You should see the following screen

- Click that top + to add a new moddle
- One the next screen you will want to then double click mydb and rename it

- Now follow the stems in this screenshot

- After this you might need to scroll up a bit to see this part but you will want to doulbe click add diagram so you can start designing your database

- You should see a grid now and on the left a bunch of icons (you might need to go to full screen to see them)
- Here is what each of those icons mean and what we will be using.


### View Databases