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-- List all the rows of ALL columns, * is a wildcard denoting all columns
SELECT * FROM tableName
For examples,
-- List all rows of ALL the columns. The wildcard * denotes ALL columns
mysql> SELECT * FROM products;
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 5000 | 1.23 |
| 1002 | PEN | Pen Blue | 8000 | 1.25 |
| 1003 | PEN | Pen Black | 2000 | 1.25 |
| 1004 | PEC | Pencil 2B | 10000 | 0.48 |
| 1005 | PEC | Pencil 2H | 8000 | 0.49 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
// Multiple columns
mysql> SELECT 1+1, NOW();
+-----+---------------------+
| 1+1 | NOW() |
+-----+---------------------+
| 2 | 2012-10-24 22:16:34 |
+-----+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Comparison Operators
For numbers (INT, DECIMAL, FLOAT), you could use comparison operators: '=' (equal to), '<>' or '!=' (not
equal to), '>' (greater than), '<' (less than), '>=' (greater than or equal to), '<=' (less than or equal to),
to compare two numbers. For example, price > 1.0, quantity <= 500.
mysql> SELECT name, price FROM products WHERE price < 1.0;
+-----------+-------+
| name | price |
+-----------+-------+
| Pencil 2B | 0.48 |
| Pencil 2H | 0.49 |
+-----------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT name, quantity FROM products WHERE quantity <= 2000;
+-----------+----------+
| name | quantity |
+-----------+----------+
| Pen Black | 2000 |
+-----------+----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
CAUTION: Do not compare FLOATs (real numbers) for equality ('=' or '<>'), as they are not precise. On
the other hand, DECIMAL are precise.
For strings, you could also use '=', '<>', '>', '<', '>=', '<=' to compare two strings (e.g., productCode
= 'PEC'). The ordering of string depends on the so-called collation chosen. For example,
mysql> SELECT name, price FROM products WHERE productCode = 'PEN';
-- String values are quoted
+-----------+-------+
| name | price |
+-----------+-------+
| Pen Red | 1.23 |
| Pen Blue | 1.25 |
| Pen Black | 1.25 |
+-----------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> SELECT * FROM products WHERE quantity >= 5000 AND price < 1.24 AND name LIKE 'Pen
%';
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 5000 | 1.23 |
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
mysql> SELECT * FROM products WHERE NOT (quantity >= 5000 AND name LIKE 'Pen %');
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| 1003 | PEN | Pen Black | 2000 | 1.25 |
| 1004 | PEC | Pencil 2B | 10000 | 0.48 |
| 1005 | PEC | Pencil 2H | 8000 | 0.49 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
IN, NOT IN
You can select from members of a set with IN (or NOT IN) operator. This is easier and clearer than the
equivalent AND-OR expression.
mysql> SELECT * FROM products WHERE name IN ('Pen Red', 'Pen Black');
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 5000 | 1.23 |
| 1003 | PEN | Pen Black | 2000 | 1.25 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
ORDER BY Clause
You can order the rows selected using ORDER BY clause, with the following syntax:
SELECT ... FROM tableName
WHERE criteria
ORDER BY columnA ASC|DESC, columnB ASC|DESC, ...
The selected row will be ordered according to the values in columnA, in either ascending (ASC) (default) or
descending (DESC) order. If several rows have the same value in columnA, it will be ordered according
to columnB, and so on. For strings, the ordering could be case-sensitive or case-insensitive, depending on
the so-called character collating sequence used. For examples,
-- Order the results by price in descending order
mysql> SELECT * FROM products WHERE name LIKE 'Pen %' ORDER BY price DESC;
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| 1002 | PEN | Pen Blue | 8000 | 1.25 |
| 1003 | PEN | Pen Black | 2000 | 1.25 |
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 5000 | 1.23 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
LIMIT Clause
A SELECT query on a large database may produce many rows. You could use the LIMIT clause to limit the
number of rows displayed, e.g.,
-- Display the first two rows
mysql> SELECT * FROM products ORDER BY price LIMIT 2;
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
| 1004 | PEC | Pencil 2B | 10000 | 0.48 |
| 1005 | PEC | Pencil 2H | 8000 | 0.49 |
+-----------+-------------+-----------+----------+-------+
To continue to the following records , you could specify the number of rows to be skipped, followed by
the number of rows to be displayed in the LIMIT clause, as follows:
-- Skip the first two rows and display the next 1 row
mysql> SELECT * FROM products ORDER BY price LIMIT 2, 1;
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
| productID | productCode | name | quantity | price |
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 5000 | 1.23 |
+-----------+-------------+---------+----------+-------+
AS - Alias
You could use the keyword AS to define an alias for an identifier (such as column name, table name). The
alias will be used in displaying the name. It can also be used as reference. For example,
mysql> SELECT productID AS ID, productCode AS Code,
name AS Description, price AS `Unit Price` -- Define aliases to be used as
display names
FROM products
ORDER BY ID; -- Use alias ID as reference
+------+------+-------------+------------+
| ID | Code | Description | Unit Price |
+------+------+-------------+------------+
| 1001 | PEN | Pen Red | 1.23 |
| 1002 | PEN | Pen Blue | 1.25 |
| 1003 | PEN | Pen Black | 1.25 |
| 1004 | PEC | Pencil 2B | 0.48 |
| 1005 | PEC | Pencil 2H | 0.49 |
+------+------+-------------+------------+
Take note that the identifier " Unit Price" contains a blank and must be back-quoted.
Function CONCAT()
You can also concatenate a few columns as one (e.g., joining the last name and first name) using
function CONCAT(). For example,
mysql> SELECT CONCAT(productCode, ' - ', name) AS `Product Description`, price FROM
products;
+---------------------+-------+
| Product Description | price |
+---------------------+-------+
| PEN - Pen Red | 1.23 |
| PEN - Pen Blue | 1.25 |
| PEN - Pen Black | 1.25 |
| PEC - Pencil 2B | 0.48 |
| PEC - Pencil 2H | 0.49 |
+---------------------+-------+
HAVING clause
HAVING is similar to WHERE, but it can operate on the GROUP BY aggregate functions;
whereas WHERE operates only on columns.
mysql> SELECT
productCode AS `Product Code`,
COUNT(*) AS `Count`,
CAST(AVG(price) AS DECIMAL(7,2)) AS `Average`
FROM products
GROUP BY productCode
HAVING Count >=3;
-- CANNOT use WHERE count >= 3
+--------------+-------+---------+
| Product Code | Count | Average |
+--------------+-------+---------+
| PEN | 3 | 1.24 |
+--------------+-------+---------+
WITH ROLLUP
The WITH ROLLUP clause shows the summary of group summary, e.g.,
mysql> SELECT
productCode,
MAX(price),
MIN(price),
CAST(AVG(price) AS DECIMAL(7,2)) AS `Average`,
SUM(quantity)
FROM products
GROUP BY productCode
WITH ROLLUP; -- Apply aggregate functions to all groups
+-------------+------------+------------+---------+---------------+
| productCode | MAX(price) | MIN(price) | Average | SUM(quantity) |
+-------------+------------+------------+---------+---------------+
| PEC | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 18000 |
| PEN | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 15000 |
| NULL | 1.25 | 0.48 | 0.94 | 33000 |
+-------------+------------+------------+---------+---------------+
For example,