install phpmyadmin on your server to easily manage your MySQL server!! http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php
Its there in the XAMPP package so probably installed for my server as well, but how can i actually use it to create a database, help files are getting a lot confusing.
if you open up phpmyadmin, the main screen has "Create new database " in the middle. Also, the databases link towards the footer can also do that. I'd recommend WAMPServer - beautiful solution : www.wampserver.com/en/
Ok, you've installed XAMPP package. that was basic requirement. but to handle the MySQL Database , you need to have some frontend tool for which you need to install phpmyadmin from which you can create new database, manage them, run query, backup the thing. means everything you need to do with MySQL can be done through phpmyadmin
simple open the phpmyadmin, you will find create database button , you need to give the name of the database you like to create!! that's all