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TABLE OF FUCKING CONTENTS
OPENING OF XAAMPP AND COMMAND PROMPT -------------------- 2
CREATING DATABASAE -------------------- 3
CREATING TABLES -------------------- 4
ADDING NEW COLUMN TO THE EXISTING TABLE -------------------- 5
CHANGING COLUMN DATATYPE -------------------- 6
RENAMING COLUMN -------------------- 7
OPENING OF XAAMPP AND COMMAND PROMPT -------------------- 2
OPENING OF XAAMPP AND COMMAND PROMPT -------------------- 2
OPENING OF XAAMPP AND COMMAND PROMPT -------------------- 2
OPENING OF XAAMPP AND COMMAND PROMPT -------------------- 2
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STEP BY STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO CREATE DATABASE USING CONSOLE
1. Make sure to open XAMPP and start APACHE AND MYSQL
2. Open Command Prompt
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3. To create database, you need to access it first. To do that, you need to
type “mysql -u root -p” in the cmd, -u stands for “username” and -p for
“password.” And hit enter.
4. CREATING DATABASE: The syntax to create database is
CREATE DATABASE database_name;
For example: I want to create a database named Student. The syntax now is
CREATE DATABASE Student;
5. To show the database you created, type SHOW DATABASES;
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6. To be able to add tables and columns to the database you created, we
need first to USE it.
Syntax: USE db_name;
Example: USE student;
Now, we can add tables and columns to our STUDENT database.
7. CREATING TABLES
Syntax: CREATE TABLE table_name(Column1 datatype1, Column2
datatype2, Column3 datatype3);
Example: CREATE TABLE StudentInfo(name VARCHAR(50), age INT,
address VARCHAR(35)):
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ALTER COMMAND
8. ADDING NEW COLUMN TO THE EXISTING TABLE :
ADD keyword
Syntax: ALTER TABLE table_name ADD(Column_name datatype);
Example: ALTER TABLE StudentInfo ADD(Contact_Num INT, email
VARCHAR(50));
BEFORE
AFTER
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9. MODIFY AN EXISTING COLUMN: For changing datatype
MODIFY keyword
Syntax: ALTER TABLE table_name modify column_name datatype;
Example: ALTER TABLE StudentInfo modify address VARCHAR(75);
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10. RENAME A COLUMN: RENAME keyword
Syntax: ALTER TABLE table_name RENAME old_column_name TO new_column;
Example: ALTER TABLE StudentInfo RENAME address TO Location;
11. DELETING COLUMN: DROP KEYWORD
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