Queries are working

sql/create_database.sql

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+#This file only needs to be run once, during initial setup
+
+#Create the actual database
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS news;
+USE news;
+
+#Create the database user
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'news'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'charizard';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON news.* TO 'news'@'%';