diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 1e10ffc..2dbeb30 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@
 APP_ENV=dev
 APP_SECRET=c38de86853448126a1e57bd9dbe6760e
 ###< symfony/framework-bundle ###
+
+DATABASE_HOSTNAME=localhost
+DATABASE_USER=user
+DATABASE_PASSWORD=password
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diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 2f09f0e..e9d700c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,62 +1,63 @@
 {
-    "type": "project",
-    "license": "proprietary",
-    "minimum-stability": "stable",
-    "prefer-stable": true,
-    "require": {
-        "php": ">=7.2.5",
-        "ext-ctype": "*",
-        "ext-iconv": "*",
-        "symfony/console": "5.3.*",
-        "symfony/dotenv": "5.3.*",
-        "symfony/flex": "^1.3.1",
-        "symfony/framework-bundle": "5.3.*",
-        "symfony/runtime": "5.3.*",
-        "symfony/yaml": "5.3.*"
+  "type": "project",
+  "license": "proprietary",
+  "minimum-stability": "stable",
+  "prefer-stable": true,
+  "require": {
+    "php": ">=8.0",
+    "ext-ctype": "*",
+    "ext-iconv": "*",
+    "symfony/console": "5.3.*",
+    "symfony/dotenv": "5.3.*",
+    "symfony/flex": "^1.3.1",
+    "symfony/framework-bundle": "5.3.*",
+    "symfony/runtime": "5.3.*",
+    "symfony/yaml": "5.3.*",
+    "ext-mysqli": "*"
+  },
+  "require-dev": {
+  },
+  "config": {
+    "optimize-autoloader": true,
+    "preferred-install": {
+      "*": "dist"
     },
-    "require-dev": {
-    },
-    "config": {
-        "optimize-autoloader": true,
-        "preferred-install": {
-            "*": "dist"
-        },
-        "sort-packages": true
-    },
-    "autoload": {
-        "psr-4": {
-            "App\\": "src/"
-        }
-    },
-    "autoload-dev": {
-        "psr-4": {
-            "App\\Tests\\": "tests/"
-        }
-    },
-    "replace": {
-        "symfony/polyfill-ctype": "*",
-        "symfony/polyfill-iconv": "*",
-        "symfony/polyfill-php72": "*"
-    },
-    "scripts": {
-        "auto-scripts": {
-            "cache:clear": "symfony-cmd",
-            "assets:install %PUBLIC_DIR%": "symfony-cmd"
-        },
-        "post-install-cmd": [
-            "@auto-scripts"
-        ],
-        "post-update-cmd": [
-            "@auto-scripts"
-        ]
-    },
-    "conflict": {
-        "symfony/symfony": "*"
-    },
-    "extra": {
-        "symfony": {
-            "allow-contrib": false,
-            "require": "5.3.*"
-        }
+    "sort-packages": true
+  },
+  "autoload": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "App\\": "src/"
     }
+  },
+  "autoload-dev": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "App\\Tests\\": "tests/"
+    }
+  },
+  "replace": {
+    "symfony/polyfill-ctype": "*",
+    "symfony/polyfill-iconv": "*",
+    "symfony/polyfill-php72": "*"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "auto-scripts": {
+      "cache:clear": "symfony-cmd",
+      "assets:install %PUBLIC_DIR%": "symfony-cmd"
+    },
+    "post-install-cmd": [
+      "@auto-scripts"
+    ],
+    "post-update-cmd": [
+      "@auto-scripts"
+    ]
+  },
+  "conflict": {
+    "symfony/symfony": "*"
+  },
+  "extra": {
+    "symfony": {
+      "allow-contrib": false,
+      "require": "5.3.*"
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 9aee828..d697b0b 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -2684,6 +2684,8 @@
         "ext-ctype": "*",
         "ext-iconv": "*"
     },
-    "platform-dev": [],
+    "platform-dev": {
+        "php": "*"
+    },
     "plugin-api-version": "2.1.0"
 }
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index ef07b76..77c960f 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ services:
 
     # add more service definitions when explicit configuration is needed
     # please note that last definitions always *replace* previous ones
+
+    App\Service\MysqliConnection:
+        arguments:
+            $hostname: '%env(string:DATABASE_HOSTNAME)%'
+            $user: '%env(string:DATABASE_USER)%'
+            $password: '%env(DATABASE_PASSWORD)%'
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diff --git a/src/Console/ListDatabasesCommand.php b/src/Console/ListDatabasesCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d705485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Console/ListDatabasesCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console;
+
+use App\Service\DatabaseManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class ListDatabasesCommand extends Command
+{
+    // the name of the command (the part after "bin/console")
+    protected static $defaultName = 'app:db:list';
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private DatabaseManager $db,
+    )
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        // ...
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $dbs = $this->db->listDatabases();
+
+        $output->writeln('List of databases:');
+        foreach ($dbs as $db) {
+            $output->writeln(sprintf(' -%s', $db));
+        }
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Service/DatabaseManager.php b/src/Service/DatabaseManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ff537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Service/DatabaseManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use mysqli;
+
+class DatabaseManager
+{
+    private mysqli $conn;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private MysqliConnection $service
+    )
+    {
+        $this->conn = $this->service->getConnection();
+    }
+
+    public function listDatabases(): array
+    {
+        $dbs = [];
+        $results = $this->conn->query('SHOW DATABASES');
+        while ($result = $results->fetch_object()) {
+            $dbs[] = $result->Database;
+        }
+
+        return $dbs;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Service/MysqliConnection.php b/src/Service/MysqliConnection.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc0189b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Service/MysqliConnection.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Service;
+
+use mysqli;
+
+class MysqliConnection
+{
+    private mysqli $connection;
+
+    public function __construct($hostname, $user, $password)
+    {
+        $this->connection = new mysqli($hostname, $user, $password);
+        if ($this->connection->connect_error) {
+            throw new \Exception("Connection failed: " . $this->connection->connect_error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getConnection(): mysqli
+    {
+        return $this->connection;
+    }
+}
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