create a tably in mysql through php

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I am newbie! I am trying to create a table on a MySQL database through php script! How would one attack this problem? What functions do I need to accomplish this? Do I need to create a database then crate a table in the data base? or do I create the database with the table all in one shot?
Do I use the query to send info to the databse?
I am using a dev server!
I am kind of lost with the basics! Where do newbies like me go and find examples of basic coding questions like his one?