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MySQL Cheatsheet

This MySQL Cheat Sheet provides essential commands and their syntax for managing databases and tables, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and more. It covers database creation, modification, and user permissions, as well as transaction management and query execution. The document serves as a quick reference for common MySQL operations.

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MySQL Cheatsheet

This MySQL Cheat Sheet provides essential commands and their syntax for managing databases and tables, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and more. It covers database creation, modification, and user permissions, as well as transaction management and query execution. The document serves as a quick reference for common MySQL operations.

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MySQL Cheat Sheet

By: Mike Burns

SELECT
Purpose: Retrieves data from one or more tables.
Syntax: SELECT column1, column2 FROM table_name;

INSERT INTO
Purpose: Inserts new data into a table.
Syntax: INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2) VALUES (value1, value2);

UPDATE
Purpose: Modifies existing data in a table.
Syntax: UPDATE table_name SET column1 = value1, column2 = value2 WHERE condition;

DELETE

Purpose: Removes existing data from a table.


Syntax: DELETE FROM table_name WHERE condition;

CREATE DATABASE
Purpose: Creates a new database.

Syntax: CREATE DATABASE database_name;

DROP DATABASE
Purpose: Deletes an existing database.
Syntax: DROP DATABASE database_name;
USE
Purpose: Selects a database to work with.
Syntax: USE database_name;

CREATE TABLE
Purpose: Creates a new table in the database.
Syntax: CREATE TABLE table_name (column1 datatype, column2 datatype, ...);

DROP TABLE
Purpose: Deletes an existing table in the database.
Syntax: DROP TABLE table_name;

ALTER TABLE

Purpose: Modifies the structure of an existing table.


Syntax: ALTER TABLE table_name ADD column_name datatype;

INDEX
Purpose: Creates or deletes an index.
Syntax: CREATE INDEX index_name ON table_name (column1, column2);
Syntax: DROP INDEX index_name ON table_name;

JOIN
Purpose: Combines rows from two or more tables based on a related column.

Syntax: SELECT columns FROM table1 JOIN table2 ON table1.column_name =


table2.column_name;

GROUP BY
Purpose: Groups rows that have the same values in specified columns.
Syntax: SELECT column_name, COUNT(*) FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name;

HAVING
Purpose: Used with GROUP BY to filter groups based on a condition.
Syntax: SELECT column_name FROM table_name GROUP BY column_name HAVING condition;

ORDER BY

Purpose: Sorts the result set in ascending or descending order.


Syntax: SELECT column1, column2 FROM table_name ORDER BY column1 ASC|DESC;

LIMIT
Purpose: Specifies the maximum number of records to return in a query result.

Syntax: SELECT columns FROM table_name LIMIT number;

SHOW DATABASES
Purpose: Lists all databases on the MySQL server.
Syntax: SHOW DATABASES;

SHOW TABLES
Purpose: Lists all tables in the current database.
Syntax: SHOW TABLES;

DESCRIBE
Purpose: Displays the structure of a table.
Syntax: DESCRIBE table_name;
TRUNCATE TABLE
Purpose: Deletes all data in a table without deleting the table itself.
Syntax: TRUNCATE TABLE table_name;

RENAME TABLE
Purpose: Renames an existing table.
Syntax: RENAME TABLE old_table_name TO new_table_name;

BACKUP DATABASE
Purpose: Creates a backup of a database.
Syntax: mysqldump -u username -p database_name > backup.sql

RESTORE DATABASE

Purpose:
Restores a database from a backup file.
- Syntax: mysql -u username -p database_name < backup.sql

LOCK TABLES and UNLOCK TABLES


Purpose: Locks one or more tables for writing and reading.
Syntax: LOCK TABLES table_name READ|WRITE;
Syntax: UNLOCK TABLES;

GRANT

Purpose: Gives a user permissions to access and manipulate databases and tables.
Syntax: GRANT privilege ON database.table TO 'username'@'host';

REVOKE
Purpose: Removes user access rights to the database.
Syntax: REVOKE privilege ON database.table FROM 'username'@'host';

SHOW GRANTS
Purpose: Displays the granted permissions for a user.
Syntax: SHOW GRANTS FOR 'username'@'host';

BEGIN, COMMIT, ROLLBACK

Purpose: Manages transactions in a database.


Syntax: BEGIN; (starts a transaction)
Syntax: COMMIT; (commits the current transaction)
Syntax: ROLLBACK; (reverts the current transaction)

EXPLAIN
Purpose: Provides information about how MySQL executes a query.
Syntax: EXPLAIN SELECT columns FROM table_name WHERE condition;

SET
Purpose: Sets a variable to the specified value.
Syntax: SET @variable_name = value;

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