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* Display column names of a table(where table_name is the name of the table you want to use):
 
* Display column names of a table(where table_name is the name of the table you want to use):
 
<pre style="color:blue">mysql> describe table_name;</pre><br>
 
<pre style="color:blue">mysql> describe table_name;</pre><br>
* Select rows searching by column name if it's not NULL and display other column data:
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* Select rows searching by column name(location) if it's not NULL(not empty and has a value) and display other column data(display realname & location):
 
(This example uses one of my actual databases for the table name and column names)
 
(This example uses one of my actual databases for the table name and column names)
 
<pre style="color:blue">mysql> select realname,location from dawg_users where location is not null;</pre><br>
 
<pre style="color:blue">mysql> select realname,location from dawg_users where location is not null;</pre><br>
 
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Revision as of 15:51, 9 June 2013

Miscellanious MySQL Query Commands

  • Login into a MySQL database server from the Linux command line with your user name and have it prompt for the password:
$ mysql -p


  • Display all available datases:
mysql> show databases;


  • Select a database(where database_name is the name of the database you want to use):
mysql> use database_name;


  • Display all tables in a database which has been selected:
mysql> show tables;


  • Dislpay all data in a specific table(where table_name is the name of the table you want to use):
mysql> select * from table_name;


  • Display the number of rows in a specific table(where table_name is the name of the table you want to count the rows):
mysql> select count(*) from table_name;


  • Display column names of a table(where table_name is the name of the table you want to use):
mysql> describe table_name;


  • Select rows searching by column name(location) if it's not NULL(not empty and has a value) and display other column data(display realname & location):

(This example uses one of my actual databases for the table name and column names)

mysql> select realname,location from dawg_users where location is not null;