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Working with Database

Create a database with a specified name if it does not exist in database server

CREATE DATABASE [IF NOT EXISTS] database_name

Use database or change current database to another database you are working with

USE database_name

Drop a database with specified name permanently. All physical file associated with the
database is no longer exists.

DROP DATABASE [IF EXISTS] database_name

Show all available databases in database server

SHOW DATABASES

Working with Table

Lists all tables in a database.

SHOW TABLES

Create table statement defines the structure of table in a database.

CREATE [TEMPORARY] TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] table_name

(create_clause ,...) [table_options]
[[IGNORE|REPLACE] select]

Altering table structure

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ADD [COLUMN]

Add a new column into a table

DROP [COLUMN]

Drop an existing column in a table

ADD INDEX [name](column_name, ...)

Add index with a specific name to a table on a column

DROP INDEX index_name Drop an index from a table

ADD PRIMARY KEY (column_name,...)

Add primary key into a tables

DROP PRIMARY KEY

Drop primary key from a table

Deleting table permanently

DROP TABLE [IF EXISTS] table_name [, name2, ...]

[RESTRICT | CASCADE]

Give information about the table or column.

DESCRIBE table [column_name]

DESC table [column_name]

Working with Index

Creating an index with the specified name on a table

CREATE [UNIQUE|FULLTEXT] INDEX index_name

ON table (column_name,...)

Removing a specified index from table

DROP INDEX index_name

Retrieving Data
Retrieving complete data in a database table

SELECT * FROM table_name

Retrieving specified data which is shown in the column list from a database table

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SELECT column_name, column_name2….

FROM table_name

Retrieving unique records

SELECT DISTINCT (column_name)

FROM table_name

Retrieving data from multiples table using join

SELECT *
FROM table_name1
INNER JOIN table_name2 ON conditions

SELECT *
FROM table_name1
LEFT JOIN table_name2 ON conditions

SELECT *
FROM table_name1
RIGHT JOIN table_name2 ON conditions

Counting number of rows in a database table

SELECT COUNT (*)

FROM table_name

Sorting ascending or descending retrieved data based on one or more column

SELECT column_name, column_name2….

FROM table_name
ORDER BY column_name ASC [DESC], column_name2 ASC [DESC],

Group the retrieved rows data

SELECT *
FROM table_name
GROUP BY column_name

Matching Data based on a pattern

Matching data using LIKE operator

SELECT * FROM table_name

WHERE column_name LIKE ‘%value%’

Matching data using regular expression

SELECT * FROM table_name

WHERE column_name RLIKE ‘regular_expression’

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