how to create new database in H2?

Question

I have a site running locally on MySQL i want to run it on H2 database. I have just run h2.jar file for console on the browser but whenever I Log in I have seen the list jdbc:h2:/var/www/mysite/data/db; MODE=MySQL, information_schema and users.I can create tables in it but don't know how to create new database?

I am using Mode = MySQL type = H2 Database Engine in Embedded mode.

Answer 1

From http://www.h2database.com/html/tutorial.html#creating_new_databases,

By default, if the database specified in the URL does not yet exist, a new (empty) database is created automatically. The user that created the database automatically becomes the administrator of this database.

Answer 2

The settings of the H2 Console are stored in a configuration file called .h2.server.properties in your user home directory. For Windows installations, the user home directory is usually C:\Documents and Settings\[username] or C:\Users\[username]. The configuration file contains the settings of the application and picked up when the H2 Console is started.

Below config to create a new database on startup:

1. add newline in property file.

0=Generic H2 (Server)|org.h2.Driver|jdbc\:h2\:tcp\://localhost/~/db_name|sa

2. open the command prompt go to the \bin directory where h2 has installed:

e.g. cd C:\Program Files (x86)\H2\bin

3. and run following the command java -cp h2-1.4.194.jar org.h2.tools.Server.

Other General Settings:

webAllowOthers: allow other computers to connect.

webPort: the port of the H2 Console

webSSL: use encrypted TLS (HTTPS) connections.