Basic MySQL managment

1. J M Githeko

2.  Client is called “mysql.exe”
 Located in the “bin” directory inside the
MySQL installation directory
 Called in a command console window
 Connect using:

3.  mysql -h host -u user -p
 Then supply password from prompt
 host is the IP number or domain name of
computer hosting MySQL
 user is your user name

4.  Use “show databases;” to list existing
databasesat the command prompt (note
semicolon) as shown:
mysql> show databases;
 To use a specific database, at the command
prompt, type “use comp361” as shown:
mysql> use comp361

5.  At command prompt, type “show tables;”
 You can view a table structure by typing
“describe table_name;”
 table_name is the name of the table

6.  create database comp361;

7. CREATE TABLE Students (
Name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
ID VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (ID)
);

8.  mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE “test.txt"
INTO TABLE pet FIELDS TERMINATED BY XXX
FIELDS [optionally] ENCLOSED BY YYY LINES
TERMINATED BY 'rn' ;
 XXX are the characters separating fields (e.g. tab t). YYY
are characters enclosing fields e.g., ""
 This should be accompanied by a ESCAPED BY
character.

9.  mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE
“I:users.csv" INTO TABLE leo FIELDS
TERMINATED BY ',' LINES TERMINATED BY
'rn' ;
 [Windows text files need Carriage Return + Line
Feed line termination (rn)
 Leave out “LOCAL” to load from the server’s
data directory]

10.  CREATE TABLE
 UPDATE abc SET xyz
 DROP TABLE abc
 SELECT * FROM efg WHERE ijk = “stu“
 INSERT INTO shop VALUES (1,'A',3.45),…….;
 Learn common MySQL data types

11. CREATE TABLE course (
COMP0361 VARCHAR(8),
Title VARCHAR(50),
CF REAL UNSIGNED,
Lecture TINYINT UNSIGNED,
Tutorial TINYINT,
Practicals TINYINT,
Prerequisite1 VARCHAR(8),
Prerequisite2 VARCHAR(8),
Prerequisite3 VARCHAR(8),
Prerequisite4 VARCHAR(8),
Prerequisite5 VARCHAR(8),
UNIQUE (COMP0361)
);

12.  Install MySQL
 Install MySQL Administrator
 Install MySQL Query Browser

13.  Download and read Read the MySQL
Manual