Unable to create new Postgres database

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I'm unable to create a new database for the first time after installing postgres.app on my macbook pro

Anyone here can point me to the origin of the problem ?

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user330315
– user330315

2015-11-09 20:16:49 +00:00
Commented Nov 9, 2015 at 20:16 — user330315
– user330315, Commented Nov 9, 2015 at 20:16

score 6 · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-09 20:27:33Z

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createdb is not a SQL statement, it's program for the command line (like psql or grep).

Inside psql you need to use the SQL statement CREATE DATABASE:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-createdatabase.html

And don't forget to terminate every SQL statement with a ; (if you had done that with createdb you would have gotten an error message immediately).

edited Nov 9, 2015 at 20:27

answered Nov 9, 2015 at 20:17

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