How to See Which MySQL Database Is Currently Selected?

You can find out which MySQL database is currently selected by using the DATABASE() function, for example, like so: 

SELECT DATABASE();

If no database is selected, it will return NULL, otherwise it will produce an output like the following: 

+------------+
| DATABASE() |
+------------+
| db_name    |
+------------+

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