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.
