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MySQL Commands

mysql –u root -p

password: password

 show databases;
 create database Program1;

1. SELECT — extracts data from a database

SELECT column_name
FROM table_name;

SELECT statements fetch data from a database.

2. UPDATE — updates data in a database

UPDATE table_name
SET some_column = some_value
WHERE some_column = some_value;

UPDATE statements allow us to edit rows in a table.

3. DELETE — deletes data from a database


DELETE FROM table_name
WHERE some_column = some_value;

DELETE statements remove rows from a table.

4. INSERT INTO — inserts new data into a database

INSERT INTO table_name (column_1, column_2, column_3)


VALUES (value_1, ‘value_2’, value_3);

INSERT statements add a new row to a table.

5. CREATE DATABASE — creates a new database

CREATE DATABASE databasename;

CREATE DATABASE statements create a new SQL database.

6. ALTER DATABASE — modifies a database

ALTER DATABASE database_name


[COLLATE collation_name ]

ALTER DATABASE statements change the characteristics of a


database.

7. CREATE TABLE — creates a new table


CREATE TABLE table_name (
column_1 datatype,
column_2 datatype,
column_3 datatype
);

CREATE TABLE statements create a new table in the database.

8. ALTER TABLE — modifies a table

ALTER TABLE table_name


ADD column_name datatype;

ALTER TABLE statements add, delete, or modify columns in an


existing table.

9. DROP TABLE — deletes a table

DROP TABLE table_name;

DROP TABLE statements drop an existing table in a database.

10. CREATE INDEX — creates an index

CREATE INDEX index_name


ON table_name (column_name1, column_name2…);
Index statements create on existing tables to retrieve the rows quickly.

11. DROP INDEX — deletes an index

ALTER TABLE table_name


DROP INDEX index_name;

DROP INDEX statements delete an index in a table.

Q: Create a database name students.


Create table name Student_details(Sl.no Integer(2), Name Varchar(30), Course
varchar(20), Roll_no varchar(15), DOB(Date));

INSERT INTO Student_details VALUES (1,'LOKESH','MCA',1CD23mc001,’12-01-


1999’);
10 students data you have to insert 5 MBA and 5 MCA.

Solve these questions:


 Show only MCA students.
 Update 1 student from MBA to MCA.
 Alter column from Course to Degree.
 Add new column Marks after Degree column.
 Update the marks of all 10 students.

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