MySQL Essential Training

Learn how to create, update, and maintain MySQL databases.

Introduction

• Harness the power of MySQL
• The exercise files

1. Overview of SQL

• A brief overview of SQL
• Database organization
• Selecting rows
• Selecting columns
• Counting rows
• Inserting data
• Updating data
• Deleting data
• Joining queries across tables
• Finding databases, tables, and columns

2. Data Types

• What are data types?
• The CREATE TABLE statement
• Numeric types
• Date and time types
• String types
• Enumeration types
• The SERIAL type alias

3. Operators and Functions

• Comparison operators
• Logical operators
• Arithmetic operators
• Operator precedence
• The CASE statement
• The IF function

4. String Functions

• String comparisons
• Regular expressions
• String concatenation
• Numeric conversions
• Trimming and padding
• Case conversion
• Substrings
• Soundex

5. Mathematical Functions

• Value functions
• Basic math
• Simple trigonometry
• Logarithms
• Radians and degrees

6. Differences from Standard SQL

• String contactenation
• Quote marks
• Integer division
• Comments

Conclusion

• Thank you