UNIT III - SQL and Integrity Constraints

It is freely available open source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query
Language(SQL). In MySQL database , information is stored in Tables. A single MySQL database can contain many
tables at once and store thousands of individual records.

SQL (Structured Query Language)

SQL is a language that enables you to create and operate on relational databases, which are sets of related
information stored in tables.

DIFFERENT DATA MODELS

A data model refers to a set of concepts to describe the structure of a database, and certain constraints (restrictions)
that the database should obey. The four data model that are used for database management are :

1. Relational data model : In this data model, the data is organized into tables (i.e. rows and columns). These
tables are called relations.

2. Hierarchical data model 3. Network data model 4. Object Oriented data model

RELATIONAL MODEL TERMINOLOGY

1. Relation : A table storing logically related data is called a Relation.

2. Tuple : A row of a relation is generally referred to as a tuple.

3. Attribute : A column of a relation is generally referred to as an attribute.

4. Degree : This refers to the number of attributes in a relation.

5. Cardinality : This refers to the number of tuples in a relation.

6. Primary Key : This refers to a set of one or more attributes that can uniquely identify tuples within the relation.

7. Candidate Key : All attribute combinations inside a relation that can serve as primary key are candidate keys as
these are candidates for primary key position.

8. Alternate Key : A candidate key that is not primary key, is called an alternate key.

9. Foreign Key : A non-key attribute, whose values are derived from the primary key of some other table, is
known as foreign key in its current table.
REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY

- A referential integrity is a system of rules that a DBMS uses to ensure that relationships between records in
related tables are valid, and that users don’t accidentally delete or change related data. This integrity is
ensured by foreign key.

CLASSIFICATION OF SQL STATEMENTS

SQL commands can be mainly divided into following categories:

1. Data Definition Language(DDL) Commands
Commands that allow you to perform task, related to data definition e.g;
• Creating, altering and dropping.
• Granting and revoking privileges and roles.
• Maintenance commands.
 2. Data Manipulation Language(DML) Commands
Commands that allow you to perform data manipulation e.g., retrieval, insertion, deletion and modification
of data stored in a database.

3. Transaction Control Language(TCL) Commands

Commands that allow you to manage and control the transactions e.g.,
• Making changes to database, permanent
• Undoing changes to database, permanent
• Creating savepoints
• Setting properties for current transactions.

MySQL ELEMENTS

1. Literals 2. Datatypes 3. Nulls 4. Comments

LITERALS
It refer to a fixed data value. This fixed data value may be of character type or numeric type. For example,
‘replay’ , ‘Raj’, ‘8’ , ‘306’ are all character literals.
Numbers not enclosed in quotation marks are numeric literals. E.g. 22 , 18 , 1997 are all numeric literals.
Numeric literals can either be integer literals i.e., without any decimal or be real literals i.e. with a decimal point
e.g. 17 is an integer literal but 17.0 and 17.5 are real literals.

DATA TYPES
Data types are means to identify the type of data and associated operations for handling it. MySQL data
types are divided into three categories:
➢
Numeric
➢
Date and time
➢
String types

Numeric Data Type

1. int – used for number without decimal.
2. Decimal(m,d) – used for floating/real numbers. m denotes the total length of number and d is number of decimal
digits.
Date and Time Data Type
1. date – used to store date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
2. time – used to store time in HH:MM:SS format.
String Data Types
1. char(m) – used to store a fixed length string. m denotes max. number of characters.
2. varchar(m) – used to store a variable length string. m denotes max. no. of characters.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHAR AND VARCHAR DATA TYPE

S.NO. Char Datatype Varchar Datatype

1. It specifies a fixed length character It specifies a variable length character string.
String.
2. When a column is given datatype as When a column is given datatype as VARCHAR(n),
CHAR(n), then MySQL ensures that all then the maximum size a value in this column can
values stored in that column have this have is n bytes. Each value that is stored in this
length i.e. n bytes. If a value is shorter column store exactly as you specify it i.e. no blanks
than this length n then blanks are are added if the length is shorter than maximum
added, but the size of value remains length n.
n bytes.
 NULL VALUE
If a column in a row has no value, then column is said to be null , or to contain a null. You should use a null value
when the actual value is not known or when a value would not be meaningful.

DATABASE COMMNADS

1. VIEW EXISTING DATABASE

To view existing database names, the command is : SHOW DATABASES ;

2. CREATING DATABASE IN MYSQL

For creating the database in MySQL, we write the following
command : CREATE DATABASE <databasename> ;
e.g. In order to create a database Student, command is :
CREATE DATABASE Student ;
3. ACCESSING DATABASE
For accessing already existing database , we write :
USE <databasename> ;
e.g. to access a database named Student , we write command as :
USE Student ;
4. DELETING DATABASE
For deleting any existing database , the command is :
DROP DATABASE <databasename> ;
e.g. to delete a database , say student, we write command
as ; DROP DATABASE Student ;
5. VIEWING TABLE IN DATABASE
In order to view tables present in currently accessed database , command is : SHOW TABLES ;

CREATING TABLES IN MYSQL

- Tables are created with the CREATE TABLE command. When a table is created, its columns are named, data
types and sizes are supplied for each column.
Syntax of CREATE TABLE command
is : CREATE TABLE <table-name>
( <column name> <data type> ,
<column name> <data type> ,
……… ) ;
E.g. in order to create table EMPLOYEE given below :
ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS
We write the following command :
CREATE TABLE employee
( ECODE integer ,
ENAME varchar(20) ,
GENDER char(1) ,
GRADE char(2) ,
GROSS integer ) ;
INSERTING DATA INTO TABLE
- The rows are added to relations(table) using INSERT command of SQL. Syntax of
INSERT is : INSERT INTO <tablename> [<column list>]
VALUE ( <value1> , <value2> , …..) ;
 e.g. to enter a row into EMPLOYEE table (created above), we write command as :
INSERT INTO employee
VALUES(1001 , ‘Ravi’ , ‘M’ , ‘E4’ , 50000);

OR
INSERT INTO employee (ECODE , ENAME , GENDER , GRADE , GROSS)
VALUES(1001 , ‘Ravi’ , ‘M’ , ‘E4’ , 50000);

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1001 Ravi M E4 50000

In order to insert another row in EMPLOYEE table , we write again INSERT command :
INSERT INTO employee
VALUES(1002 , ‘Akash’ , ‘M’ , ‘A1’ , 35000);

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1002 Akash M A1 35000

INSERTING NULL VALUES

- To insert value NULL in a specific column, we can type NULL without quotes and NULL will be inserted in that
column. E.g. in order to insert NULL value in ENAME column of above table, we write INSERT command as :

INSERT INTO EMPLOYEE

VALUES (1004 , NULL , ‘M’ , ‘B2’ , 38965 ) ;

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1002 Akash M A1 35000
1004 NULL M B2 38965

SIMPLE QUERY USING SELECT COMMAND

- The SELECT command is used to pull information from a table. Syntax of SELECT
command is : SELECT <column name>,<column name>
FROM <tablename>
WHERE <condition name> ;
SELECTING ALL DATA
- In order to retrieve everything (all columns) from a table, SELECT command is used
as : SELECT * FROM <tablename> ;

e.g.
In order to retrieve everything from Employee table, we write SELECT command as :
EMPLOYEE
ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS
1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1002 Akash M A1 35000
1004 NULL M B2 38965

SELECT * FROM Employee ;

SELECTING PARTICULAR COLUMNS
EMPLOYEE
ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS
1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1002 Akash M A1 35000
1004 Neela F B2 38965
1005 Sunny M A2 30000
1006 Ruby F A1 45000
1009 Neema F A2 52000
- A particular column from a table can be selected by specifying column-names with SELECT command. E.g. in
above table, if we want to select ECODE and ENAME column, then command is :
SELECT ECODE , ENAME
FROM EMPLOYEE ;
E.g.2 in order to select only ENAME, GRADE and GROSS column, the command is :
SELECT ENAME , GRADE ,
GROSS FROM EMPLOYEE ;

SELECTING PARTICULAR ROWS

We can select particular rows from a table by specifying a condition through WHERE clause along with SELECT
statement. E.g. In employee table if we want to select rows where Gender is female, then command is :
SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GENDER = ‘F’ ;
E.g.2. in order to select rows where salary is greater than 48000, then command is :
SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GROSS > 48000 ;

ELIMINATING REDUNDANT DATA

The DISTINCT keyword eliminates duplicate rows from the results of a SELECT statement. For example ,
SELECT GENDER FROM EMPLOYEE ;
GENDER
M
M
F
M
F
F

SELECT DISTINCT(GENDER) FROM EMPLOYEE ;

DISTINCT(GENDER)
M
F

VIEWING STRUCTURE OF A TABLE

- If we want to know the structure of a table, we can use DESCRIBE or DESC command, as per following syntax :
DESCRIBE | DESC <tablename> ;
e.g. to view the structure of table EMPLOYEE, command is : DESCRIBE EMPLOYEE ; OR DESC EMPLOYEE ;

USING COLUMN ALIASES

- The columns that we select in a query can be given a different name, i.e. column alias name for output purpose.
 Syntax :
SELECT <columnname> AS column alias , <columnname> AS column alias …..
FROM <tablename> ;
e.g. In output, suppose we want to display ECODE column as EMPLOYEE_CODE in output , then command is :
SELECT ECODE AS “EMPLOYEE_CODE”
FROM EMPLOYEE ;

CONDITION BASED ON A RANGE

- The BETWEEN operator defines a range of values that the column values must fall in to make the condition
true. The range include both lower value and upper value.

e.g. to display ECODE, ENAME and GRADE of those employees whose salary is between 40000 and 50000,
command is:
SELECT ECODE , ENAME ,GRADE
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GROSS BETWEEN 40000 AND 50000 ;
Output will be :

ECODE ENAME GRADE

1001 Ravi E4
1006 Ruby A1

CONDITION BASED ON A LIST

- To specify a list of values, IN operator is used. The IN operator selects value that match any value in a given
list of values. E.g.

SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE

WHERE GRADE IN (‘A1’ , ‘A2’);
Output will be :

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1002 Akash M A1 35000
1006 Ruby F A1 45000
1005 Sunny M A2 30000
1009 Neema F A2 52000

- The NOT IN operator finds rows that do not match in the list. E.g.
SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GRADE NOT IN (‘A1’ , ‘A2’);
Output will be :

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1004 Neela F B2 38965

CONDITION BASED ON PATTERN MATCHES

- LIKE operator is used for pattern matching in SQL. Patterns are described using two special wildcard characters:

1. percent(%) – The % character matches any substring.

2. underscore(_) – The _ character matches any character.

e.g. to display names of employee whose name starts with R in EMPLOYEE table, the command is :
 SELECT ENAME
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE ENAME LIKE ‘R%’ ;
Output will be :

ENAME
Ravi
Ruby

e.g. to display details of employee whose second character in name is ‘e’.

SELECT *
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE ENAME LIKE ‘_e%’ ;

Output will be :

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1004 Neela F B2 38965
1009 Neema F A2 52000

e.g. to display details of employee whose name ends with ‘y’.

SELECT *
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE ENAME LIKE ‘%y’ ;

Output will be :

ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS

1005 Sunny M A2 30000
1006 Ruby F A1 45000

SEARCHING FOR NULL

- The NULL value in a column can be searched for in a table using IS NULL in the WHERE clause. E.g. to list
employee details whose salary contain NULL, we use the command :
SELECT *
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GROSS IS NULL ;
e.g.
STUDENT
Roll_No Name Marks
1 ARUN NULL
2 RAVI 56
4 SANJAY NULL
to display the names of those students whose marks is NULL, we use the command :
SELECT Name
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE Marks IS NULL ;
Output will be :
Name
ARUN
SANJAY
SORTING RESULTS
Whenever the SELECT query is executed , the resulting rows appear in a predecided order.The ORDER BY clause allow
sorting of query result. The sorting can be done either in ascending or descending order, the default is ascending.

The ORDER BY clause is used as :

SELECT <column name> , <column name>….
FROM <tablename>
WHERE <condition>
ORDER BY <column name> ;

e.g. to display the details of employees in EMPLOYEE table in alphabetical order, we use command :
SELECT *
FROM EMPLOYEE
ORDER BY ENAME ;
Output will be :
ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS
1002 Akash M A1 35000
1004 Neela F B2 38965
1009 Neema F A2 52000
1001 Ravi M E4 50000
1006 Ruby F A1 45000
1005 Sunny M A2 30000

e.g. display list of employee in descending alphabetical order whose salary is greater than 40000.
SELECT ENAME
FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GROSS > 40000
ORDER BY ENAME desc ;
Output will be :
ENAME
Ravi
Ruby
Neema

MODIFYING DATA IN TABLES

you can modify data in tables using UPDATE command of SQL. The UPDATE command specifies the rows to be
changed using the WHERE clause, and the new data using the SET keyword. Syntax of update command is :
UPDATE <tablename>
SET <columnname>=value , <columnname>=value
WHERE <condition> ;

e.g. to change the salary of employee of those in EMPLOYEE table having employee code 1009 to 55000.
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET GROSS = 55000
WHERE ECODE = 1009 ;
UPDATING MORE THAN ONE COLUMNS
e.g. to update the salary to 58000 and grade to B2 for those employee whose employee code is 1001.
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET GROSS = 58000, GRADE=’B2’
WHERE ECODE = 1009 ;
OTHER EXAMPLES
e.g.1. Increase the salary of each employee by 1000 in the EMPLOYEE table.
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET GROSS = GROSS +100 ;
e.g.2. Double the salary of employees having grade as ‘A1’ or ‘A2’ .
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET GROSS = GROSS * 2 ;
WHERE GRADE=’A1’ OR GRADE=’A2’ ;
e.g.3. Change the grade to ‘A2’ for those employees whose employee code is 1004 and name is Neela.
UPDATE EMPLOYEE
SET GRADE=’A2’
WHERE ECODE=1004 AND GRADE=’NEELA’ ;

DELETING DATA FROM TABLES

To delete some data from tables, DELETE command is used. The DELETE command removes rows from a
table. The syntax of DELETE command is :
DELETE FROM <tablename>
WHERE <condition> ;
For example, to remove the details of those employee from EMPLOYEE table whose grade is A1.
DELETE FROM EMPLOYEE
WHERE GRADE =’A1’ ;

TO DELETE ALL THE CONTENTS FROM A TABLE

DELETE FROM EMPLOYEE ;

So if we do not specify any condition with WHERE clause, then all the rows of the table will be deleted. Thus
above line will delete all rows from employee table.

DROPPING TABLES
The DROP TABLE command lets you drop a table from the database. The syntax of DROP TABLE command is :
DROP TABLE <tablename> ;
e.g. to drop a table employee, we need to write :
DROP TABLE employee ;
Once this command is given, the table name is no longer recognized and no more commands can be given on that table.
After this command is executed, all the data in the table along with table structure will be deleted.

S.NO. DELETE COMMAND DROP TABLE COMMAND

1 It is a DML command. It is a DDL Command.
2 This command is used to delete only rows This command is used to delete all the data of the table
of data from a table along with the structure of the table. The table is no
longer recognized when this command gets executed.
3 Syntax of DELETE command is: Syntax of DROP command is :
DELETE FROM <tablename> DROP TABLE <tablename> ;
WHERE <condition> ;

ALTER TABLE COMMAND

The ALTER TABLE command is used to change definitions of existing tables.(adding columns,deleting columns
etc.). The ALTER TABLE command is used for :
1. adding columns to a table
2. Modifying column-definitions of a table.
3. Deleting columns of a table.
4. Adding constraints to table.
5. Enabling/Disabling constraints.

ADDING COLUMNS TO TABLE

To add a column to a table, ALTER TABLE command can be used as per following syntax:

ALTER TABLE <tablename>

ADD <Column name> <datatype> <constraint> ;
e.g. to add a new column ADDRESS to the EMPLOYEE table, we can write command as :

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE

ADD ADDRESS VARCHAR(50);
A new column by the name ADDRESS will be added to the table, where each row will contain NULL
value for the new column.
ECODE ENAME GENDER GRADE GROSS ADDRESS
1001 Ravi M E4 50000 NULL
1002 Akash M A1 35000 NULL
1004 Neela F B2 38965 NULL
1005 Sunny M A2 30000 NULL
1006 Ruby F A1 45000 NULL
1009 Neema F A2 52000 NULL

However if you specify NOT NULL constraint while adding a new column, MySQL adds the new column with the
default value of that datatype e.g. for INT type it will add 0 , for CHAR types, it will add a space, and so on.

e.g. Given a table namely Testt with the following data in it.

Col1 Col2
1 A
2 G

Now following commands are given for the table. Predict the table contents after each of the following statements:
(i) ALTER TABLE testt ADD col3 INT ;
(ii) ALTER TABLE testt ADD col4 INT NOT NULL ;
(iii) ALTER TABLE testt ADD col5 CHAR(3) NOT NULL ;
(iv) ALTER TABLE testt ADD col6 VARCHAR(3);

MODIFYING COLUMNS

Column name and data type of column can be changed as per following syntax :

ALTER TABLE <table name>

CHANGE <old column name> <new column name> <new datatype>;
If Only data type of column need to be changed, then

ALTER TABLE <table name>

MODIFY <column name> <new datatype>;
e.g.1. In table EMPLOYEE, change the column GROSS to SALARY.

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE

CHANGE GROSS SALARY INTEGER;
e.g.2. In table EMPLOYEE , change the column ENAME to EM_NAME and data type from VARCHAR(20) to VARCHAR(30).

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE

CHANGE ENAME EM_NAME VARCHAR(30);
e.g.3. In table EMPLOYEE , change the datatype of GRADE column from CHAR(2) to VARCHAR(2).

ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE

MODIFY GRADE VARCHAR(2);

DELETING COLUMNS

To delete a column from a table, the ALTER TABLE command takes the following form :

ALTER TABLE <table name>

DROP <column name>;
e.g. to delete column GRADE from table EMPLOYEE, we will write :
ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE
DROP GRADE ;

ADDING/REMOVING CONSTRAINTS TO A TABLE

ALTER TABLE statement can be used to add constraints to your existing table by using it in following manner:

❖
TO ADD PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT
ALTER TABLE <table name>
ADD PRIMARY KEY (Column name);

e.g. to add PRIMARY KEY constraint on column ECODE of table EMPLOYEE , the command is :
ALTER TABLE EMPLOYEE
ADD PRIMARY KEY (ECODE) ;
❖
TO ADD FOREIGN KEY CONSTRAINT

ALTER TABLE <table name>

ADD FOREIGN KEY (Column name) REFERENCES Parent Table (Primary key of Parent Table);

REMOVING CONSTRAINTS
- To remove primary key constraint from a table, we use ALTER TABLE command
as : ALTER TABLE <table name>
DROP PRIMARY KEY ;
- To remove foreign key constraint from a table, we use ALTER TABLE command
as : ALTER TABLE <table name>
DROP FOREIGN KEY ;

ENABLING/DISABLING CONSTRAINTS
Only foreign key can be disabled/enabled in MySQL.
To disable foreign keys : SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0 ;
To enable foreign keys : SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1 ;
INTEGRITY CONSTRAINTS/CONSTRAINTS
- A constraint is a condition or check applicable on a field(column) or set of fields(columns).
- Common types of constraints include :

S.No. Constraints Description

1 NOT NULL Ensures that a column cannot have NULL value
2 DEFAULT Provides a default value for a column when none is specified
3 UNIQUE Ensures that all values in a column are different
4 CHECK Makes sure that all values in a column satisfy certain criteria
5 PRIMARY KEY Used to uniquely identify a row in the table
6 FOREIGN KEY Used to ensure referential integrity of the data

NOT NULL CONSTRAINT

By default, a column can hold NULL. It you not want to allow NULL value in a column, then NOT NULL constraint
must be applied on that column. E.g.

CREATE TABLE Customer

( SID integer NOT NULL ,
Last_Name varchar(30) NOT NULL ,
First_Name varchar(30) );

Columns SID and Last_Name cannot include NULL, while First_Name can include NULL.

An attempt to execute the following SQL statement,

INSERT INTO Customer
VALUES (NULL , ‘Kumar’ , ‘Ajay’);
will result in an error because this will lead to column SID being NULL, which violates the NOT NULL constraint
on that column.

DEFAULT CONSTARINT
The DEFAULT constraint provides a default value to a column when the INSERT INTO statement does not
provide a specific value. E.g.

CREATE TABLE Student

( Student_ID integer ,
Name varchar(30) ,
Score integer DEFAULT 80);

When following SQL statement is executed on table created above:

INSERT INTO Student
no value has been provided for score field.
VALUES (10 , ‘Ravi’ );

Then table Student looks like the following:

Student_ID Name Score

10 Ravi 80 score field has got the default value

UNIQUE CONSTRAINT
- The UNIQUE constraint ensures that all values in a column are distinct. In other words, no two rows can
hold the same value for a column with UNIQUE constraint.
e.g.
CREATE TABLE Customer
( SID integer Unique ,
Last_Name varchar(30) ,
First_Name varchar(30) ) ;

Column SID has a unique constraint, and hence cannot include duplicate values. So, if the table already
contains the following rows :

SID Last_Name First_Name

1 Kumar Ravi
2 Sharma Ajay
3 Devi Raj

The executing the following SQL statement,

INSERT INTO Customer
VALUES (‘3’ , ‘Cyrus‘ , ‘Grace’) ;
will result in an error because the value 3 already exist in the SID column, thus trying to insert another row
with that value violates the UNIQUE constraint.

CHECK CONSTRAINT
- The CHECK constraint ensures that all values in a column satisfy certain conditions. Once defined, the table will
only insert a new row or update an existing row if the new value satisfies the CHECK constraint.

e.g.
CREATE TABLE Customer
( SID integer CHECK (SID > 0),
Last_Name varchar(30) ,
First_Name varchar(30) ) ;

So, attempting to execute the following statement :

INSERT INTO Customer
VALUES (-2 , ‘Kapoor’ , ‘Raj’);

will result in an error because the values for SID must be greater than 0.

PRIMARY KEY CONSTRAINT

- A primary key is used to identify each row in a table. A primary key can consist of one or more fields(column)
on a table. When multiple fields are used as a primary key, they are called a composite key.

- You can define a primary key in CREATE TABLE command through keywords PRIMARY KEY. e.g.

CREATE TABLE Customer

( SID integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
Last_Name varchar(30) ,
First_Name varchar(30) ) ;

Or
 CREATE TABLE Customer
( SID integer,
Last_Name varchar(30) ,
First_Name varchar(30),
PRIMARY KEY (SID) ) ;

- The latter way is useful if you want to specify a composite primary key, e.g.

CREATE TABLE Customer

( Branch integer NOT NULL,
SID integer NOT NULL ,
Last_Name varchar(30) ,
First_Name varchar(30),
PRIMARY KEY (Branch , SID) ) ;

FOREIGN KEY CONSTRAINT

- Foreign key is a non key column of a table (child table) that draws its values from primary key of another
table(parent table).
- The table in which a foreign key is defined is called a referencing table or child table. A table to which a
foreign key points is called referenced table or parent table.

e.g.
Parent Table
TABLE: STUDENT
ROLL_NO NAME CLASS
1 ABC XI Primary key

2 DEF XII
3 XYZ XI Child Table
TABLE: SCORE
ROLL_NO MARKS
1 55
2 83
3 90

Here column Roll_No is a foreign key in table SCORE(Child Table) and it is drawing its values from
Primary key (ROLL_NO) of STUDENT table.(Parent Key).

CREATE TABLE STUDENT

( ROLL_NO integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY ,
NAME VARCHAR(30) ,
CLASS VARCHAR(3) );

CREATE TABLE SCORE

( ROLL_NO integer ,
MARKS integer ,
FOREIGN KEY(ROLL_NO) REFERNCES STUDENT(ROLL_NO) ) ;

* Foreign key is always defined in the child table.

 Syntax for using foreign key
FOREIGN KEY(column name) REFERENCES Parent_Table(PK of Parent Table);

REFERENCING ACTIONS
Referencing action with ON DELETE clause determines what to do in case of a DELETE occurs in the parent table.
Referencing action with ON UPDATE clause determines what to do in case of a UPDATE occurs in the parent table.

Actions:
1. CASCADE : This action states that if a DELETE or UPDATE operation affects a row from the parent table, then
automatically delete or update the matching rows in the child table i.e., cascade the action to child table.
2. SET NULL : This action states that if a DELETE or UPDATE operation affects a row from the parent table, then
set the foreign key column in the child table to NULL.
3. NO ACTION : Any attempt for DELETE or UPDATE in parent table is not allowed.
4. RESTRICT : This action rejects the DELETE or UPDATE operation for the parent table.

Q: Create two tables

Customer(customer_id, name)
Customer_sales(transaction_id, amount , customer_id)
Underlined columns indicate primary keys and bold column names indicate foreign key.
Make sure that no action should take place in case of a DELETE or UPDATE in the parent table.

Sol : CREATE TABLE Customer (

customer_id int Not Null Primary Key ,
name varchar(30) ) ;

CREATE TABLE Customer_sales (

transaction_id Not Null Primary Key ,
amount int ,
customer_id int ,
FOREIGN KEY(customer_id) REFERENCES Customer (customer_id)
ON DELETE NO ACTION
ON UPDATE NO ACTION );

Q: Distinguish between a Primary Key and a Unique key in a table.

S.NO. PRIMARY KEY UNIQUE KEY
1. Column having Primary key can’t contain Column having Unique Key can contain
NULL value NULL value
2. There can be only one primary key in Table. Many columns can be defined as Unique key

Q: Distinguish between ALTER Command and UPDATE command of SQL.

S.NO. ALTER COMMAND UPDATE COMMAND
1. It is a DDL Command It is a DML command
2. It is used to change the definition of It is used to modify the data values present
existing table, i.e. adding column, in the rows of the table.
deleting column, etc.
3. Syntax for adding column in a table: Syntax for using UPDATE command:
ALTER TABLE <tablename> UPDATE <Tablename>
ADD <Column name><Datatype> ; SET <Columnname>=value
WHERE <Condition> ;
AGGREGATE / GROUP FUNCTIONS
Aggregate / Group functions work upon groups of rows , rather than on single row, and return one single
output. Different aggregate functions are : COUNT( ) , AVG( ) , MIN( ) , MAX( ) , SUM ( )

Table : EMPL

EMPNO ENAME JOB SAL DEPTNO

8369 SMITH CLERK 2985 10
8499 ANYA SALESMAN 9870 20
8566 AMIR SALESMAN 8760 30
8698 BINA MANAGER 5643 20
8912 SUR NULL 3000 10

1. AVG( )
This function computes the average of given
data. e.g. SELECT AVG(SAL)
FROM EMPL ;

Output
AVG(SAL)
6051.6

2. COUNT( )
This function counts the number of rows in a given column.
If you specify the COLUMN name in parenthesis of function, then this function returns rows where COLUMN
is not null.
If you specify the asterisk (*), this function returns all rows, including duplicates and nulls.

e.g. SELECT COUNT(*)

FROM EMPL ;
Output
COUNT(*)
5

e.g.2 SELECT COUNT(JOB)

FROM EMPL ;
Output
COUNT(JOB)
4

3. MAX( )
This function returns the maximum value from a given column or expression.

e.g. SELECT MAX(SAL)

FROM EMPL ;
Output
MAX(SAL)
9870
4. MIN( )
This function returns the minimum value from a given column or expression.

e.g. SELECT MIN(SAL)

FROM EMPL ;
Output
MIN(SAL)
2985

5. SUM( )
This function returns the sum of values in given column or expression.

e.g. SELECT SUM(SAL)

FROM EMPL ;

Output
SUM(SAL)
30258

GROUPING RESULT – GROUP BY

The GROUP BY clause combines all those records(row) that have identical values in a particular field(column) or a
group of fields(columns).
GROUPING can be done by a column name, or with aggregate functions in which case the aggregate produces a
value for each group.
Table : EMPL

EMPNO ENAME JOB SAL DEPTNO

8369 SMITH CLERK 2985 10
8499 ANYA SALESMAN 9870 20
8566 AMIR SALESMAN 8760 30
8698 BINA MANAGER 5643 20

e.g. Calculate the number of employees in each grade.

SELECT JOB, COUNT(*)
FROM EMPL
GROUP BY JOB ;
Output
JOB COUNT(*)
CLERK 1
SALESMAN 2
MANAGER 1

e.g.2. Calculate the sum of salary for each department.

SELECT DEPTNO , SUM(SAL)
FROM EMPL
GROUP BY DEPTNO ;
Output
DEPTNO SUM(SAL)
10 2985
20 15513
30 8760
 e.g.3. find the average salary of each department.
Sol:

** One thing that you should keep in mind is that while grouping , you should include only those values in the SELECT list
that either have the same value for a group or contain a group(aggregate) function. Like in e.g. 2 given above, DEPTNO
column has one(same) value for a group and the other expression SUM(SAL) contains a group function.

NESTED GROUP
- To create a group within a group i.e., nested group, you need to specify multiple fields in the GROUP BY
expression. e.g. To group records job wise within Deptno wise, you need to issue a query statement like :

SELECT DEPTNO , JOB , COUNT(EMPNO)

FROM EMPL
GROUP BY DEPTNO , JOB ;
Output
DEPTNO JOB COUNT(EMPNO)
10 CLERK 1
20 SALESMAN 1
20 MANAGER 1
30 SALESMAN 1

PLACING CONDITION ON GROUPS – HAVING CLAUSE

- The HAVING clause places conditions on groups in contrast to WHERE clause that places condition on individual
rows. While WHERE conditions cannot include aggregate functions, HAVING conditions can do so.
- e.g. To display the jobs where the number of employees is less than 2,
SELECT JOB, COUNT(*)
FROM EMPL
GROUP BY JOB
HAVING COUNT(*) < 2 ;
Output
JOB COUNT(*)
CLERK 1
MANAGER 1

DATABASE TRANSACTIONS

TRANSACTION
A Transaction is a logical unit of work that must succeed or fail in its entirety. This statement means that a
transaction may involve many sub steps, which should either all be carried out successfully or all be ignored if
some failure occurs. A Transaction is an atomic operation which may not be divided into smaller operations.

Example of a Transaction

Begin transaction
Get balance from account X
Calculate new balance as X – 1000
Store new balance into database file
Get balance from account Y
Calculate new balance as Y + 1000
Store new balance into database file
End transaction
 TRANSACTION CONTROL COMMANDS (TCL)
The TCL of MySQL consists of following commands:

1. BEGIN or START TRANSACTION – marks the beginning of a transaction.

2. COMMIT – Ends the current transaction by saving database changes and starts a new transaction.
3. ROLLBACK – Ends the current transaction by discarding database changes and starts a new transaction.
4. SAVEPOINT – Define breakpoints for the transaction to allow partial rollbacks.
5. SET AUTOCOMMIT – Enables or disables the default auto commit mode

Basic Structure of Relational Databases:

• Tables: The fundamental building blocks, storing data in rows (tuples) and columns (attributes). Each column has
a specific data type.
• Rows (Tuples): Represent individual records, with each cell containing a value for a corresponding attribute.
• Columns (Attributes): Represent named characteristics of entities stored in the table.
• Primary Key: Uniquely identifies each row within a table and enforces entity integrity.
Example:
CREATE TABLE Customers (
customer_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(255),
email VARCHAR(255),
phone_number VARCHAR(20)
);

Set Operations:
• UNION: Combines rows from two tables, eliminating duplicates based on the selected columns.
• INTERSECT: Returns rows common to both tables, based on the selected columns.
• EXCEPT: Returns rows from one table that are not present in the other, based on the selected columns.
Example:
SQL
SELECT * FROM Customers UNION SELECT * FROM Orders;
Aggregate Functions:
• COUNT: Number of rows in a table or satisfying a condition.
• SUM: Sum of values in a numeric column.
• AVG: Average of values in a numeric column.
• MIN/MAX: Minimum and maximum values in a column.
Example:
SQL
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Customers;
SELECT AVG(salary) FROM Employees;

Null Values:
• Represent the absence of a known value or inapplicable information.
• Treated differently by operations and functions, impacting results.
• Can be handled using IS NULL and IS NOT NULL operators.
Example:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE email IS NULL;
UPDATE Customers SET phone_number = NULL WHERE phone_number = '';
Domain Constraints:
• Restrict the values allowed in a column to maintain data integrity.
• Defined using CHECK constraints with SQL.
• Example: CHECK (age >= 18)
Referential Integrity Constraints:
• Enforce relationships between tables by linking foreign keys to primary keys.
 • Prevent orphaned or dangling references.
• Defined using FOREIGN KEY constraints with SQL.
• Example: FOREIGN KEY (customer_id) REFERENCES Customers(customer_id)
Assertions:
• More flexible constraints to enforce database rules beyond primary and foreign keys.
• Defined using CREATE ASSERTION in SQL.
• Example: CREATE ASSERTION no_negative_salaries CHECK (salary >= 0);
Views:
• Virtual tables defined by a query, presenting a subset or transformation of real tables.
• Simplify complex queries or provide restricted access to data.
• Created using CREATE VIEW in SQL.
• Example: CREATE VIEW ActiveCustomers AS SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE active = TRUE;
Nested Subqueries:
• Inner queries embedded within other queries to retrieve data based on conditions.
• More complex than using joins in some cases.
• Example: SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE customer_id IN (SELECT customer_id FROM Orders WHERE
order_date > '2023-01-01');

Stored Procedures:

• Definition: Stored procedures are precompiled sets of SQL statements grouped together and stored in the database
under a specific name. They act as modular units of code that can be executed repeatedly, reducing redundancy and
complexity.
• Execution: They are explicitly invoked by an application or user using commands like EXECUTE or the procedure name
itself.
• Benefits:
o Reduced network traffic: By sending the entire procedure code once, instead of individual SQL statements, you
minimize data transfer between the application and database server.
o Encapsulation of complex logic: Code becomes reusable and easier to maintain, as complex operations are
stored in one place.
o Improved security: Procedures can enforce data access rules and business logic within the database, potentially
enhancing security.
o Parameterized queries: Allow passing input values, making procedures adaptable to different scenarios.
o Error handling: Can include error checking and handling mechanisms to improve application robustness.

Example:

CREATE PROCEDURE calculate_order_total(order_id IN INT)

BEGIN
DECLARE total DECIMAL(10,2);

SELECT SUM(price * quantity) INTO total

FROM order_items
WHERE order_id = @order_id;

SELECT total;
END;

This procedure calculates the total amount for an order with a given ID. It accepts an order_id parameter, retrieves
relevant data from the order_items table, calculates the total, and returns the result.

Triggers:
 • Definition: Triggers are special database objects that automatically execute predefined SQL statements or PL/SQL code
when specific events occur within a table or database (like INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).
• Execution: They are triggered automatically based on the defined event, without explicit user intervention.
• Benefits:
o Enforcing data integrity: Can maintain referential integrity and data consistency by automatically performing
actions when data changes.
o Implementing business rules: Can execute logic when certain conditions are met, ensuring compliance with
business rules.
o Auditing database changes: Can log details of data modifications for tracking and analysis.

Example:

CREATE TRIGGER update_stock_level

AFTER UPDATE ON order_items
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
UPDATE products
SET stock_level = stock_level - NEW.quantity
WHERE product_id = NEW.product_id;
END;

This trigger updates the stock level of a product whenever an order item is updated (after the update occurs). It
ensures that the product stock reflects the change in order quantity.

Key Differences:

Feature Stored Procedures Triggers

Execution Explicitly invoked by user or application Automatically triggered by database events

Parameters Can accept input parameters Cannot accept input parameters

Return values Can return values using SELECT statements Cannot return values

Triggers cannot be nested within other

Nesting Procedures can call other procedures
triggers

Error Can include error checking and handling

Limited error handling capabilities
handling mechanisms

Can commit or rollback changes within the Usually inherit transaction context of
Transactions
procedure triggering event
Database security is a critical aspect of application development, and SQL (Structured Query Language) plays a central role in
managing and securing databases. Below are key considerations and examples for developing a secure database application
using SQL:

1. Authentication and Authorization:

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON database_name.table_name TO 'username'@'localhost';

Explanation:

• Create a user with a username and password.

• Grant specific privileges (e.g., SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) to the user on specific tables.

2. Encryption:

ALTER TABLE sensitive_data MODIFY COLUMN credit_card_number ENCRYPT USING 'AES256';

• Explanation:

• Use SQL encryption functions to encrypt sensitive data, such as credit card numbers, within the
database.

3. Audit Trails:

CREATE TRIGGER audit_trigger BEFORE INSERT ON employees FOR EACH ROW INSERT INTO audit_log VALUES (NEW.id,
NEW.name, NOW(), 'INSERT');

• Explanation:

• Implement triggers to log changes in the database, such as inserts, updates, or deletes, to an audit log
for security analysis.

4. Parameterized Queries to Prevent SQL Injection:

$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username AND password = :password"; $stmt = $pdo->prepare($query);
$stmt->bindParam(':username', $username); $stmt->bindParam(':password', $password); $stmt->execute();

• Explanation:

• Use parameterized queries or prepared statements to prevent SQL injection attacks by separating SQL
code from user input.

5. Least Privilege Principle:

CREATE ROLE app_user; GRANT SELECT ON database_name.table_name TO app_user;

• Explanation:

• Assign the minimum required privileges to database roles and users to follow the principle of least
privilege.

6. Regular Updates and Patch Management:

UPDATE db_version SET version_number = '2.0' WHERE application = 'my_app';

• Explanation:

• Regularly update and patch the database system to ensure that security vulnerabilities are addressed.
 7. Secure Connection:

GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'username'@'localhost' REQUIRE SSL;

• Explanation:

• Enforce secure connections by requiring SSL when connecting to the database.

8. Backup and Recovery Planning:

mysqldump -u username -p dbname > backup.sql

• Explanation:

• Regularly backup the database to prevent data loss and plan for recovery in case of security incidents.

Important Questions:

1. Explain the concept of referential integrity in MySQL. How does the use of foreign keys ensure referential integrity in a
relational database?

2. Describe the difference between the CHAR and VARCHAR data types in MySQL. Provide examples to illustrate their
usage and scenarios where one would be preferred over the other.

3. Discuss the various types of SQL statements and their classifications. Provide examples for each type of SQL
statement.

4. How can you add a new column to an existing table in MySQL using the ALTER TABLE command? Provide syntax and
an example.

5. Explain the significance of the SELECT statement in SQL. Discuss its various applications, including selecting specific
columns, filtering rows based on conditions, and sorting the results. Provide examples for each case.

6. Explain the importance of constraints in a relational database. Provide examples of different types of constraints and
their functionalities.

7. Compare and contrast the roles of primary keys and unique keys in a database table. Provide scenarios where each
type of key would be appropriate to use.

8. Discuss the differences between the ALTER command and the UPDATE command in SQL. Provide examples of when
each command would be used and how they affect the database structure or data.

9. Describe the role of aggregate functions in SQL. Provide examples of aggregate functions and explain how they are
used to analyze data in a database.

10. Explain the concept of transactions in a database management system. Discuss the importance of transaction control
commands (TCL) and provide examples of their usage in maintaining data integrity.

11. Discuss the basic structure of relational databases, including tables, rows, columns, and primary keys. Provide
examples to illustrate each component.

12. Explain the set operations UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT in SQL. Provide examples of how these operations are used
to combine or compare data from multiple tables.
13. Describe the concept of null values in a database and how they are handled in SQL queries. Discuss the implications of
null values on data analysis and integrity.

14. Explain domain constraints and referential integrity constraints in a database. Provide examples of how these
constraints are defined and enforced in SQL.

15. Discuss the role of assertions in maintaining data integrity in a database. Provide examples of assertions and explain
how they are used to enforce database rules.