# COM\_INIT\_DB

`COM_INIT_DB` is used to specify the default schema for the connection.

## Fields

* [int<1>](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/protocol-data-types#fixed-length-integers) `0x02` : `COM_INIT_DB` Header.
* [string\<NUL>](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/protocol-data-types#null-terminated-strings) schema name.

## Response

[ERR\_Packet](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/err_packet) or [OK\_Packet](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/ok_packet).

## Example

```
06 00 00 00 02 74 65 73 74 63                    .....testc
```

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