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Forming a query in MySQL

The document provides an overview of MySQL, an open-source relational database management system, and outlines common queries, operators, and functions used for data operations. Key commands include showing databases, using a specific database, describing tables, and creating or dropping databases and tables. It emphasizes the importance of the SELECT statement and provides examples for creating tables and databases.

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Forming a query in MySQL

The document provides an overview of MySQL, an open-source relational database management system, and outlines common queries, operators, and functions used for data operations. Key commands include showing databases, using a specific database, describing tables, and creating or dropping databases and tables. It emphasizes the importance of the SELECT statement and provides examples for creating tables and databases.

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 Forming a query in MySQL

 MySQL server is a open-source relational database management system which is a


major support for web based applications.
 MySQL server is used for data operations like querying, sorting, filtering, grouping,
modifying and joining the tables.

Some of the commonly used MySQL queries, operators, and functions are as follows:

1. SHOW DATABASES

 This displays information of all the existing databases in the server.

Output:

2. USE database_name

 database_name : name of the database

 This sets the database as the current database in the MySQL server.

 To display the current database name which is set, use syntax

SELECT DATABASE();

3. DESCRIBE table_name

 table_name : name of the table


 This describes the columns of the table_name with respect to Field, Type, Null, Key,
Default, Extra.

4. SHOW TABLES

 This shows all the tables in the selected database as a information.


5. SHOW CREATE TABLE table_name

 table_name : name of the table


 This shows the complete CREATE TABLE statement used by MySQL for creating the
table.

6. SELECT NOW()

 A MySQL query mostly starts with SELECT statement.


 This query shows the current date and time.

7. CREATE DATABASE database_name


 database_name : name of the database
 This statement creates a new database.

8. DROP DATABASE database_name


 database_name : name of the database
 This statement deletes the database.

9. CREATE TABLE table_name(column1, column2, column3..)


 table_name : name of the table
column1 : name of first column
column2 : name of second column
column3 : name of third column
 When the developer start building an application, he needs to create database tables.
 This statement creates a new table with the given columns.
Example:
CREATE TABLE employee (
'id' INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
'name' VARCHAR (30) NOT NULL,
'profile' VARCHAR (40) DEFAULT 'engineer',
PRIMARY KEY ('id')
);
10. DROP TABLE table_name

 table_name : name of the table


 This statement deletes the mentioned table.

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