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My question:
I'm at the part of the guide where it wants me to set up a MySQL database. I go into the MySQL Command Line, and typ in "mysql -u root -p" then hit enter. I then type in "CREATE DATABASE shoddybattle;" and I get this error:
I've also tried typing "-u root -p" but it didn't make a...