The following query shows a CREATE DATABASE statement that will create the given database. The result includes all database options. DEFAULT CHARACTER SET and COLLATE are supported. All database options are stored in a text file that can be found in the database directory.
mysql> SHOW CREATE DATABASE a; +----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Database | Create Database | +----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | a | CREATE DATABASE `a` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET macce COLLATE macce_ci_ai */ | +----------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)