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--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/forge.rst
@@ -201,6 +201,15 @@ into the definition
$this->dbforge->create_table('table_name', TRUE);
// gives CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS table_name
+You could also pass optional table attributes, such as MySQL's ``ENGINE``::
+
+ $attributes = array('ENGINE' => 'InnoDB');
+ $this->dbforge->create_table('table_name', FALSE, $attributes);
+ // produces: CREATE TABLE `table_name` (...) ENGINE = InnoDB DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci
+
+.. note:: Unless you specify the ``CHARACTER SET`` and/or ``COLLATE`` attributes,
+ ``create_table()`` will always add them with your configured *char_set*
+ and *dbcollat* values, as long as they are not empty (MySQL only).
Dropping a table
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