If you want to know how many databases are available on your mySQL server, you can make use of show databases; query.
Example:mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mydb |
| mysql |
| performance_schema |
| sys |
+--------------------+
5 rows in set (0.02 sec)Do note that its show databases and not database, you will get an error if you forget the "s" at the end.
mysql> show database;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax;
check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server
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