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SQLite Chapter 1

SQLite is a lightweight, disk-based database that does not require a separate server process. It is embedded into applications and stores data in regular disk files. SQLite supports standard SQL commands like CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE and implements most features of SQL92. However, it does not support some advanced features like outer joins, views with modifications, and triggers for each statement.

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SQLite Chapter 1

SQLite is a lightweight, disk-based database that does not require a separate server process. It is embedded into applications and stores data in regular disk files. SQLite supports standard SQL commands like CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE and implements most features of SQL92. However, it does not support some advanced features like outer joins, views with modifications, and triggers for each statement.

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Republic of the Philippines

Region V
Department of Education
PRIETO-DIAZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SQLite - Overview
This chapter helps you understand what is SQLite, how it differs from SQL, why it is
needed and the way in which it handles the applications Database.
SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-
configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is one of the fastest-growing
database engines around, but that's growth in terms of popularity, not anything to do
with its size. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain.

What is SQLite?
SQLite is an in-process library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-
configuration, transactional SQL database engine. It is a database, which is zero-
configured, which means like other databases you do not need to configure it in your
system.
SQLite engine is not a standalone process like other databases, you can link it
statically or dynamically as per your requirement with your application. SQLite
accesses its storage files directly.

Why SQLite?
 SQLite does not require a separate server process or system to operate
(serverless).
 SQLite comes with zero-configuration, which means no setup or administration
needed.
 A complete SQLite database is stored in a single cross-platform disk file.
 SQLite is very small and light weight, less than 400KiB fully configured or less
than 250KiB with optional features omitted.
 SQLite is self-contained, which means no external dependencies.
 SQLite transactions are fully ACID-compliant, allowing safe access from multiple
processes or threads.
 SQLite supports most of the query language features found in SQL92 (SQL2)
standard.
 SQLite is written in ANSI-C and provides simple and easy-to-use API.
 SQLite is available on UNIX (Linux, Mac OS-X, Android, iOS) and Windows
(Win32, WinCE, WinRT).

SQLite A Brief History


 2000 - D. Richard Hipp designed SQLite for the purpose of no administration
required for operating a program.
 2000 - In August, SQLite 1.0 released with GNU Database Manager.
 2011 - Hipp announced to add UNQl interface to SQLite DB and to develop
UNQLite (Document oriented database).

SQLite Limitations
There are few unsupported features of SQL92 in SQLite which are listed in the
following table.

Sr.No Feature & Description


.

1
RIGHT OUTER JOIN
Only LEFT OUTER JOIN is implemented.

2
FULL OUTER JOIN
Only LEFT OUTER JOIN is implemented.

3
ALTER TABLE
The RENAME TABLE and ADD COLUMN variants of the ALTER TABLE
command are supported. The DROP COLUMN, ALTER COLUMN, ADD
CONSTRAINT are not supported.

4
Trigger support
FOR EACH ROW triggers are supported but not FOR EACH STATEMENT
triggers.

5
VIEWs
VIEWs in SQLite are read-only. You may not execute a DELETE, INSERT, or
UPDATE statement on a view.
6
GRANT and REVOKE
The only access permissions that can be applied are the normal file access
permissions of the underlying operating system.

SQLite Commands
The standard SQLite commands to interact with relational databases are similar to
SQL. They are CREATE, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE and DROP. These
commands can be classified into groups based on their operational nature −

DDL - Data Definition Language


Sr.No Command & Description
.

1
CREATE
Creates a new table, a view of a table, or other object in database.

2
ALTER
Modifies an existing database object, such as a table.

3
DROP
Deletes an entire table, a view of a table or other object in the database.

DML - Data Manipulation Language


Sr.N Comma
o. nd &
Descript
ion

1
INSER
T
Create
s a
record
2
UPDA
TE
Modifie
s
records

3
DELET
E
Deletes
records

DQL - Data Query Language


Sr.No Command & Description
.

1
SELECT
Retrieves certain records from one or more tables

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