MySQL resources
This is a collection of various tips and things I use in MySQL. This is actually up on the web more as a reference to myself than anything else. I keep learning this stuff, but since I don’t use it all that frequently I tend to forget how to do something exactly the next time i need to. So here are little commands I use and some tiny descriptions. If you have some tips tricks or think i am doing something the hard way please feel free to comment and share. If you have any MySQL questions please feel free to post them if you think it is something I might be able to help you with. That said here is mysql information…
<b>MySQL Commands:</b>
//to start mysql on the command line
Mysql �u root �p (It will then ask for your password)
//To start mysql server
Sudo bash�bin/safe-mysqld� from the mysql root directory
//How to select data using rules involving more than one table from MYSQL:
Select * from user leftjoin link on user.id = from Left join msg on to=msg.id where user.name = �john�; Database:mysql -u root �p ***
//snowmass //to create a text dump of a database
mysqldump �-user [user name] �-password=[password] [database name] > [dump file]
//to create a new databasemy
sql> create database somedb;
//granting privileges to a user
grant all privileges on *.* to NewsShaker@�localhost" > identified by 'passwrd';
//shows all the tables of a database
show tables;
//creates a new table in the database your currently using
create table "tablename" ("column1" "data type", "column2" "data type", "column3" "data type");
//creates a link table (which is really the same as other tables but just//a way to associate data between tablescreate table link (catID bigint, pageID bigint);
//deletes an entire tabledrop table Pages;
//deletes an entry from table idgen where the item has a uid of 12delete from idgen where uid=12;
//show only the colums of a table not the datashow columns from tablename;
//To change the data of an already existing entry
update tablename set columname = "whatever" where columnname = "something";
//to alter a table if you need to add a new field
alter table tablename add column_name column_type after column_name2;
//creates a dump of database called newsshaker
./mysqldump �u root �p newsshaker > ../../../ddmayer/newsshakerdb.txt//at command line in the mysql/bin directory
//to recreate the database from the dump file
./mysql -u root -pPASSWORD newsshaker < ./newsshakerdb.txt//at the command line in the mysql/bin directory
//to get the count in a category since a date:
select count(*) as co from Pages as p left join link as l on p.UID = l.PageID left join categories as c on c.UID = l.CatID where c.name like 'autism' and p.date > 20031201000000 group by c.UID;
//to get only 5 in order as the very newest:
select p.UID,p.date,c.UID from Pages as p left join link as l on p.UID = l.PageID left join categories as c on c.UID = l.CatID where c.name like 'autism' and p.date > 20031201000000 order by p.date DESC limit 5;
//to get a whole category:
select p.UID,p.date,c.UID from Pages as p left join link as l on p.UID = l.PageID left join categories as c on c.UID = l.CatID where c.name like 'autism';
//add a new user to your mysql system
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'monty'@'localhost' -> IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass' WITH GRANT OPTION;
//getting random results from a mysql query or mysql table
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1")
//renaming multiple tables at the same time.
RENAME TABLE old_table TO backup_table, new_table TO old_table, backup_table TO new_table;
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