MySQL

Unit 2
 MySQL
• Initial release 23 May 1995
• Latest Version 8.0.23 / 18 January 2021
• Written in C, C++
• Operating Systems: Solaris, mac, Windows ..
• Type: RDBMS
MySQL Commands
 MySQL Data Types

• NUMERIC DATA TYPE

• DATETIME DATA TYPE
• STRING DATA TYPE
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 mySQL – DB Query
Syntax:
CREATE DATABASE [IF NOT EXISTS] dbase_name
DROP DATABASE database_name
SHOW DATABASES
USE database_name
Example
CREATE DATABASE mydb
DROP DATABASE mydb
 mySQL – Table Creation
Syntax:
CREATE TABLE table_name
(
column_1 datatype,
column_2 datatype,
...
column_n datatype
)
 mySQL – Table Creation
Example:
CREATE TABLE tasks
(
task_id INT,
task_name varchar(10)
)
 Insert
Syntax:
INSERT INTO table (column1,column2...)
VALUES (value1,value2,...);
Example:
INSERT INTO tasks (task_id, task_name)
VALUES (1,’abc’)
 Select
• Display the contents of the table

Syntax:
Select * from table_name

Example:
Select * from tasks
 Describe Table
• To view the structure / schema of a table
Syntax:
• DESCRIBE table_name
• DESC table_name
Example:
 Delete
• To delete the contents of the table

Syntax:
DELETE * FROM table_name
DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition
Example:
DELETE * FROM tasks
DELETE * FROM tasks WHERE task_id=1
 Update
• To update a value in table
Syntax:
• UPDATE table_name SET field1 = new-value1,
field2 = new-value2 [WHERE Clause]
Example:
• UPDATE tasks SET task_name=‘xyz’ WHERE
task_id=1
 Example
create table tutorials_tbl
( tutorial_id INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
tutorial_title VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
tutorial_author VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
submission_date DATE,
PRIMARY KEY ( tutorial_id )
);
 Sorting Results
Syntax:
• SELECT field1, field2,...fieldN FROM
table_name1 ORDER BY field1, [field2...] [ASC
[DESC]]
Example:
 ALTER
• ALTER TABLE table_name
ADD column_name datatype;
• ALTER TABLE table_name
DROP COLUMN column_name;
• ALTER TABLE table_name
ALTER COLUMN column_name datatype;
• ALTER TABLE Persons
ADD PRIMARY KEY (ID);
 RENAME
• RENAME TABLE old_table_name TO
new_table_name;
• RENAME DATABASE old_db_name TO new_db
_name;