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Handy MySQL Commands

This document provides concise summaries of common MySQL commands for logging in, managing databases and tables, inserting/updating/deleting data, joining tables, and backing up databases. Key commands include: - create database, use, show databases - Create, switch to, and list databases - create table, drop table, alter table - Create, delete, and modify tables - select, where, order by, group by - Query data from tables with filters and sorting - insert, update, delete - Add, modify, and remove rows of data - join - Combine data from multiple tables - dump, load - Backup and restore entire databases or tables

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Handy MySQL Commands

This document provides concise summaries of common MySQL commands for logging in, managing databases and tables, inserting/updating/deleting data, joining tables, and backing up databases. Key commands include: - create database, use, show databases - Create, switch to, and list databases - create table, drop table, alter table - Create, delete, and modify tables - select, where, order by, group by - Query data from tables with filters and sorting - insert, update, delete - Add, modify, and remove rows of data - join - Combine data from multiple tables - dump, load - Backup and restore entire databases or tables

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Handy MySQL Commands

Description

Command

To login (from unix


shell) use -h only if [mysql dir]/bin/mysql -h hostname -u root -p
needed.
Create a database
on the sql server.

create database [databasename];

List all databases


on the sql server.

show databases;

Switch to a
database.

use [db name];

To see all the tables


show tables;
in the db.
To see database's
field formats.

describe [table name];

To delete a db.

drop database [database name];

To delete a table.

drop table [table name];

Show all data in a


table.

SELECT * FROM [table name];

Returns the
columns and
column information show columns from [table name];
pertaining to the
designated table.
Show certain
selected rows with
SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE [field name] = "whatever";
the value
"whatever".
Show all records
containing the
name "Bob" AND
the phone number
'3444444'.
Show all records
not containing the
name "Bob" AND
the phone number

SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE name = "Bob" AND


phone_number = '3444444';

SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE name != "Bob" AND


phone_number = '3444444' order by phone_number;

'3444444' order by
the phone_number
field.
Show all records
starting with the
letters 'bob' AND
the phone number
'3444444'.

SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE name like "Bob%" AND


phone_number = '3444444';

Use a regular
expression to find
records. Use
"REGEXP
BINARY" to force SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE rec RLIKE "^a$";
case-sensitivity.
This finds any
record beginning
with a.
Show unique
records.

SELECT DISTINCT [column name] FROM [table name];

Show selected
records sorted in an
SELECT [col1],[col2] FROM [table name] ORDER BY [col2] DESC;
ascending (asc) or
descending (desc).
Count rows.

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM [table name];

select lookup.illustrationid, lookup.personid,person.birthday from lookup


Join tables on
left join person on lookup.personid=person.personid=statement to join
common columns.
birthday in person table with primary illustration id;
Switch to the mysql
INSERT INTO [table name] (Host,User,Password)
db. Create a new
VALUES('%','user',PASSWORD('password'));
user.
Change a users
password.(from
unix shell).

[mysql dir]/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h hostname.blah.org -p password


'new-password'

Change a users
password.(from
MySQL prompt).

SET PASSWORD FOR 'user'@'hostname' =


PASSWORD('passwordhere');

Switch to mysql

INSERT INTO [table name]

db.Give user
(Host,Db,User,Select_priv,Insert_priv,Update_priv,Delete_priv,Create_pri
privilages for a db. v,Drop_priv) VALUES ('%','db','user','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','N');
To update info
already in a table.

UPDATE [table name] SET Select_priv = 'Y',Insert_priv =


'Y',Update_priv = 'Y' where [field name] = 'user';

Delete a row(s)
from a table.

DELETE from [table name] where [field name] = 'whatever';

Update database
permissions/privila FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
ges.
Delete a column.

alter table [table name] drop column [column name];

Add a new column


alter table [table name] add column [new column name] varchar (20);
to db.
Change column
name.

alter table [table name] change [old column name] [new column name]
varchar (50);

Make a unique
column so you get alter table [table name] add unique ([column name]);
no dupes.
Make a column
bigger.

alter table [table name] modify [column name] VARCHAR(3);

Delete unique from


alter table [table name] drop index [colmn name];
table.
Load a CSV file
into a table.

LOAD DATA INFILE '/tmp/filename.csv' replace INTO TABLE [table


name] FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
(field1,field2,field3);

Dump all databases


for backup. Backup
[mysql dir]/bin/mysqldump -u root -ppassword --opt
file is sql
>/tmp/alldatabases.sql
commands to
recreate all db's.
Dump one database [mysql dir]/bin/mysqldump -u username -ppassword --databases
for backup.
databasename >/tmp/databasename.sql
Dump a table from [mysql dir]/bin/mysqldump -c -u username -ppassword databasename
a database.
tablename > /tmp/databasename.tablename.sql
Restore database
[mysql dir]/bin/mysql -u username -ppassword databasename <
(or database table)
/tmp/databasename.sql
from backup.
Create Table
Example 1.

CREATE TABLE [table name] (firstname VARCHAR(20), middleinitial


VARCHAR(3), lastname VARCHAR(35),suffix VARCHAR(3),
officeid VARCHAR(10),userid VARCHAR(15),username
VARCHAR(8),email VARCHAR(35),phone VARCHAR(25), groups
VARCHAR(15),datestamp DATE,timestamp time,pgpemail

VARCHAR(255));
Create Table
Example 2.

create table [table name] (personid int(50) not null auto_increment


primary key,firstname varchar(35),middlename varchar(50),lastname
varchar(50) default 'bato');

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