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SQL DDL Summary

The document provides a summary of SQL DDL commands for creating and managing databases, tables, columns, primary keys, and foreign keys. It lists commands for creating databases and tables, adding/deleting columns, adding primary keys during or after table creation, adding or dropping foreign keys, and dropping databases and tables.

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SQL DDL Summary

The document provides a summary of SQL DDL commands for creating and managing databases, tables, columns, primary keys, and foreign keys. It lists commands for creating databases and tables, adding/deleting columns, adding primary keys during or after table creation, adding or dropping foreign keys, and dropping databases and tables.

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SQL DDL Summary

CREATE DATABASE<database name> CREATE DATABASE school;


Create Database

View Databases SHOW DATABASES;

Using the Database USE <Database>; USE school;

To see Tables SHOW TABLES;

Describing a Table DESCRIBE <table_name>; DESCRIBE student;


Adding field to the Table ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE student
->ADD <col name> <data type>(size); ->ADD email varchar(20);

Deleting field from the table ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE student
->Drop <col name>; ->Drop email;

Adding the primary key after ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE student
creating the table ->ADD PRIMARY KEY<col name>; ->ADD PRIMARY KEY(sid);

Removing Primary Key ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE student
->DROP PRIMARY KEY; ->DROP PRIMARY KEY;

Removing foreign key ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE enroll
->DROP FORIGN KEY <col name>; ->DROP FORIGN KEY coid;

Drop(Delete) a Table DROP TABLE <table name>; DROP TABLE students;


CREATE TABLE <table name>( CREATE TABLE student(
Create Table <col name1> <data type> (size), ->stid int,
<col name2> <data type> (size),); ->fname varchar(20),
->sex char(1),);

Adding a primary key when CREATE TABLE <table name>( CREATE TABLE hobby(
<col1 name> <data type> (size), ->hid varchar(3),
creating a table <col2 name> <data type> (size), ->name varchar(10),
PRIMARY KEY (<col name>)); PRIMARY KEY (hid));

Adding a primary key after creating ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE student
the table ->ADD PRIMARY KEY (col name); ->ADD PRIMARY KEY (sid);

Adding a foreign key after ALTER TABLE <table name> ALTER TABLE students
ADD FORIRGN KEY (col name) ->ADD FORIRGN KEY (hid)
creating the table REFERENCES <tb name> (col name); ->REFERENCES hobby (hid);

Delete a Database DROP DATABASE <db name>; DROP DATABASE Students;


Adding a CREATE TABLE <table name>( CREATE TABLE students(
foreign <col1 name> <data type> (size), ->sid int,
key when <col2 name> <data type> (size), ->hid varchar(20),
creating a PRIMARY KEY (col1 name,col2 name), PRIMARY KEY (sid,hid),
table FOREIGN KEY (col name) REFERENCES <tb name>(col name)); FOREIGN KEY (sid) REFERENCES students (sid));

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