Setting up a Database in MySQL using phpMyadmin

This tutorial assumes you already have a working and properly configured Apache Server, MySQL, and PHP set up using WAMP. If you don't you might to refer to setting up WAMP.

Start your WAMP services. The start WAMP services icon can be found in START > PROGRAMS > WAMP Server. A small odometer icon should appear in your taskbar (down near your clock in XP). Click the icon. A menu should open with a number of options. Click phpMyAdmin, second from the top.

You should see something like the image below:

To create a database, simply type the name of the database in the text box called Create new database.

Click create, and you're done.

See:
Creating tables
Creating users and assigning privileges