Hello again...
I opened mysql.h and found this...
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#ifdef USE_OLD_FUNCTIONS
MYSQL * STDCALL mysql_connect(MYSQL *mysql, const char *host,
const char *user, const char *passwd);
int STDCALL mysql_create_db(MYSQL *
hello
for mysql_create_db() use mysql_query() and give an
SQL Statement ("CREATE DATABASE XYZ") as an argument.
the same for mysql_drop_db ("DROP DATABASE").
for mysql_connect: use mysql_real_connect.
the same is valid if you are using the Ruby MySQL
Modul. but it is very easy to extend the Ruby