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[03] IS THERE AN SQL PRIMER I CAN USE?
MySQL conforms pretty much to SQL92. There are many
documents/tutorials/faqs available on the net .. besides that,
its beyond the scope of the SDF FAQ to cover this.
HOWEVER, here are a few quick commands to get your started!
The best way to learn SQL is by using it.
(SQL commands are in UPPER CASE, objects are in lowercase)
CREATING A TABLE
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CREATE TABLE test (
name VARCHAR (15),
email VARCHAR (25),
phone INT,
ID INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
PRIMARY KEY (ID));
DESCRIBING A TABLE
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DESC test;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| name | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | |
| email | varchar(25) | YES | | NULL | |
| phone | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| ID | int(11) | | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
INSERTING A ROW INTO A TABLE
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INSERT INTO test VALUES
('Ted Uhlemann', 'iczer@sdf.org', '5551212', NULL);
SELECTING RECORDS FROM A TABLE
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SELECT * FROM test;
+--------------+------------------------+---------+----+
| name | email | phone | ID |
+--------------+------------------------+---------+----+
| Ted Uhlemann | iczer@sdf.org | 5551212 | 1 |
+--------------+------------------------+---------+----+
DELETING A ROW FROM A TABLE
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DELETE FROM test;
ALTER A TABLE
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ALTER TABLE test RENAME friends;
ALTER TABLE friends ADD birthday DATE;
ALTER TABLE friends CHANGE name fullname VARCHAR (25);
ALTER TABLE friends DROP name;
UPDATING A ROW
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UPDATE test SET email = 'iczer@sdf.org';
UPDATE friends SET birthday = '1978-06-16' WHERE id = '1';
DROPPING A TABLE
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DROP TABLE friends;
COPY DATA BETWEEN TABLES
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INSERT IGNORE INTO wp2_posts SELECT * FROM wp_posts;