What is the difference between commands create database and create schema in MySQL?

In MySQL, the commands CREATE DATABASE and CREATE SCHEMA are synonymous, meaning they perform the same function. Both commands are used to create a new database, and there is no difference between them in terms of their effect or the structure they create[1][3][4][5]. This equivalence is rooted in the SQL standard from the mid-1980s, which introduced the CREATE SCHEMA command as a way to define multiple namespaces for tables and views within a database[1].

The use of both terms interchangeably in MySQL can be traced back to the ANSI SQL standard, which did not originally distinguish between a database and a schema as separate concepts. In MySQL, both CREATE DATABASE and CREATE SCHEMA simply create a new namespace for storing tables and other database objects[1][3].

This approach differs from other relational database management systems (RDBMS) like PostgreSQL or Oracle, where a database may contain multiple schemas, and schemas are used to organize and manage groups of database objects within the database[2]. In these syst...