My SQL

Cheat Sheet

B E G IN NE R ' S S Q L G U ID E
1. Database Operations
● Create database: CREATE DATABASE dbname;
● Drop database: DROP DATABASE dbname;
● Select database: USE dbname;
● List all databases: SHOW DATABASES;

2. Table Operations
● Create table: CREATE TABLE tablename (id INT, data VARCHAR(100));
● Drop table: DROP TABLE tablename;
● Rename table: RENAME TABLE oldname TO newname;
● List all tables: SHOW TABLES;
● Describe table structure: DESCRIBE tablename;
● Truncate table:TRUNCATE TABLE tablename;
● Add column: ALTER TABLE tablename ADD col_name datatype;
● Drop column: ALTER TABLE tablename DROP col_name;
● Rename column: ALTER TABLE tablename CHANGE old_col_name new_col_name
datatype;
● Modify column type: ALTER TABLE tablename MODIFY col_name new_datatype;
● Add a primary key: ALTER TABLE tablename ADD PRIMARY KEY (col_name);
● Drop a primary key: ALTER TABLE tablename DROP PRIMARY KEY;
● Add a unique constraint: ALTER TABLE tablename ADD UNIQUE (col_name);
● Add a foreign key: ALTER TABLE tablename ADD CONSTRAINT fk_name FOREIGN
KEY (col_name) REFERENCES other_table(col_name);
● Drop a foreign key: ALTER TABLE tablename DROP FOREIGN KEY fk_name;
● Create an index: CREATE INDEX index_name ON tablename (col_name);
● Drop an index: DROP INDEX index_name ON tablename;

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3. Data Manipulation
● Insert row: INSERT INTO tablename (col1, col2) VALUES (value1, value2);
● Update rows: UPDATE tablename SET col1 = value1 WHERE condition;
● Delete rows: DELETE FROM tablename WHERE condition;
● Select data: SELECT * FROM tablename;
● Select data with condition: SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE condition;
● Select and order data: SELECT * FROM tablename ORDER BY col ASC/DESC;
● Select distinct rows: SELECT DISTINCT col FROM tablename;
● Count rows: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tablename;
● Sum: SELECT SUM(col) FROM tablename;
● Average: SELECT AVG(col) FROM tablename;
● Limit & Offset: SELECT * FROM tablename LIMIT number OFFSET number;
● Group data: SELECT col, COUNT(*) FROM tablename GROUP BY col;
● Having clause: SELECT col1, col2, COUNT(*) FROM tablename GROUP BY col1, col2
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1;

4. JOINs
● LEFT Join: SELECT * FROM table1 LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.col = table2.col;
● RIGHT Join: SELECT * FROM table1 RIGHT JOIN table2 ON table1.col = table2.col;
● INNER Join: SELECT * FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.col = table2.col;
● FULL Join: SELECT * FROM table1 LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.col = table2.col
UNION SELECT * FROM table1 RIGHT JOIN table2 ON table1.col = table2.col;
● Cross Join: SELECT * FROM table1 CROSS JOIN table2;
● Self Join: SELECT a.col, b.col FROM table a JOIN table b ON a.common_col =
b.common_col WHERE condition;
● Natural Join: SELECT * FROM table1 NATURAL JOIN table2;

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5. Subqueries
● Scalar Subquery (Returns single value): SELECT col_name FROM table_name
WHERE col_name = (SELECT col_name FROM another_table WHERE condition);
● Row Subquery (Returns single row): SELECT col1, col2 FROM table_name WHERE
(col1, col2) = (SELECT col1, col2 FROM another_table WHERE condition);
● Col Subquery (Returns single col): SELECT col_name FROM table_name WHERE
col_name IN (SELECT col_name FROM another_table WHERE condition);
● Table Subquery (Returns a table): SELECT * FROM (SELECT col1, col2 FROM
table_name WHERE condition) AS subquery_alias;
● Correlated Subquery (Reference to a col from the outer query): SELECT col_name
FROM table_name outer_table_alias WHERE col_name_operator (SELECT col_name
FROM another_table WHERE condition = outer_table_alias.col_name);
● Exists Subquery (Checks for the existence of rows in a subquery): SELECT
col_name FROM table_name WHERE EXISTS (SELECT col_name FROM another_table
WHERE condition);
● NOT EXISTS Subquery (Checks for the non-existence of rows in a subquery):
SELECT col_name FROM table_name WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT col_name FROM
another_table WHERE condition);

6. Text and String Functions

● Concatenate string: SELECT CONCAT(col1, ' ', col2) AS col12 FROM tablename;
● Uppercase: SELECT UPPER(col) FROM tablename;
● Lowercase: SELECT LOWER(col) FROM tablename;
● Substring: SELECT SUBSTRING(col, 1, 10) FROM tablename;
● Replace text: SELECT REPLACE(col, 'old', 'new') FROM tablename;
● Length of a string: SELECT LENGTH(col) FROM tablename;
● Trim spaces: SELECT TRIM(col) FROM tablename;
● Find position of substring: SELECT INSTR(col, 'substring') FROM tablename;

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7. Numeric and Date Functions
● Round number: SELECT ROUND(col, decimals) FROM tablename;
● Get current date: SELECT CURDATE();
● Get current time: SELECT CURTIME();
● Extract year from date: SELECT YEAR(col) FROM tablename;
● Extract month from date: SELECT MONTH(col) FROM tablename;
● Date difference: SELECT DATEDIFF(date1, date2) FROM tablename;
● Add days to a date: SELECT DATE_ADD(col, INTERVAL 10 DAY) FROM tablename;
● Format date: SELECT DATE_FORMAT(col, '%Y-%m-%d') FROM tablename;

8. Set Operations
● Union: SELECT col FROM table1 UNION SELECT col FROM table2;
● Union All: SELECT col FROM table1 UNION ALL SELECT col FROM table2;
● Except: SELECT col FROM table1 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT col FROM table2
WHERE table1.col = table2.col);

9. Aggregate Functions
● Minimum value: SELECT MIN(col) FROM tablename;
● Maximum value: SELECT MAX(col) FROM tablename;
● Average: SELECT AVG(col) FROM tablename;
● Standard deviation: SELECT STDDEV(col) FROM tablename;
● Variance: SELECT VARIANCE(col) FROM tablename;
● Group concat: GROUP_CONCAT(expression SEPARATOR 'separator');
● Sum over: SUM(expression) OVER (PARTITION BY col ORDER BY col);

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10. Conditional Expressions
● IF function: SELECT IF(condition, value_if_true, value_if_false) FROM tablename;
● Simple CASE statement: SELECT col, CASE WHEN value1 THEN result1 ELSE
default_result END FROM tablename;
● Searched CASE statement: SELECT col, CASE WHEN condition1 THEN result1 ELSE
default_result END FROM tablename;
● COALESCE function: SELECT COALESCE(col, 'default_value') FROM tablename;
● NULLIF function: SELECT NULLIF(col, 'default_value') FROM tablename;
● IFNULL function: SELECT IFNULL(col, 'default_value') FROM tablename;
● NULLIFNULL function: SELECT NULLIFNULL(col, 'default_value') FROM tablename;

11. User and Permissions

● Create user: CREATE USER 'user'@'host' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
● Grant permissions: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'user'@'host';
● Revoke permissions: REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* FROM 'user'@'host';
● Set password: SET PASSWORD FOR 'user'@'host' = PASSWORD('newpassword');
● Change password: ALTER USER 'user'@'host' IDENTIFIED BY 'newpassword';
● Show grants: SHOW GRANTS FOR 'user'@'host';
● Drop user: DROP USER 'user'@'host';
● Flush privileges: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

12. Backup and Recovery

● Backup a database: mysqldump -u username -p dbname > backupfile.sql;
● Restore a database: mysql -u username -p dbname < backupfile.sql;

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