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SQL Cheatsheet

This document provides a summary of essential MySQL functions and commands. It includes MySQL data types, select queries, functions for creating and modifying tables, joining tables, string functions, and calculation functions. Key information covered includes data types like CHAR, VARCHAR, INT, and DATE; select statements for querying data; commands for creating databases and tables, inserting and deleting rows; and join types for combining data from multiple tables.

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SQL Cheatsheet

This document provides a summary of essential MySQL functions and commands. It includes MySQL data types, select queries, functions for creating and modifying tables, joining tables, string functions, and calculation functions. Key information covered includes data types like CHAR, VARCHAR, INT, and DATE; select statements for querying data; commands for creating databases and tables, inserting and deleting rows; and join types for combining data from multiple tables.

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Essential MySQL Cheat Sheet

by guslong via cheatography.com/1345/cs/520/

MySQL Data Types

Select queries

Creating and modifying (cont)

CHAR

select all columns

clear all the values, leaving the table structure

String (0 - 255)

VARCHAR

String (0 - 255)

TINYTEXT

String (0 - 255)

TEXT

String (0 - 65535)

BLOB

String (0 - 65535)

MEDIUMTEXT

String (0 - 16777215)

MEDIUMBLOB

String (0 - 16777215)

LONGTEXT

String (0 - 4294967295)

LONGBLOB

String (0 - 4294967295)

SELECT * FROM tbl;


select some columns
SELECT col1, col2 FROM tbl;
select only unique records
SELECT DISTINCT FROM tbl WHERE

column alias with AS


SELECT col FROM tbl AS newname;
order results
SELECT * FROM tbl ORDER BY col [ASC |

Integer (-128 to 127)

SMALLINT x

Integer (-32768 to 32767)

MEDIUMINT x

Integer (-8388608 to

SELECT col1, SUM(col2) FROM tbl

8388607)

GROUP BY col1;

BIGINT x

group results

Creating and modifying

Integer (-

create a database

FLOAT

Decimal (precise to 23 digits)

DOUBLE

Decimal (24 to 53 digits)

DECIMAL

"DOUBLE" stored as string

DATE

YYYY-MM-DD
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

TIMESTAMP

YYYYMMDDHHMMSS

TIME

HH:MM:SS

ENUM

One of preset options

SET

Selection of preset options

Integers (marked x) that are "UNSIGNED" have


the same range of values but start from 0 (i.e.,
an UNSIGNED TINYINT can have any value
from 0 to 255).

DROP TABLE tbl;


delete the database
DROP DATABASE db_name;
Matching data
matching data using LIKE
SELECT * FROM tbl1 WHERE col LIKE
%value%
matching data using REGEX
SELECT * FROM tbl1 WHERE col RLIKE
regular_expression
Joins

2147483647)

9223372036854775807)

DATETIME

DESC];

Integer (-2147483648 to

9223372036854775808 to

delete the table

condition;

TINYINT x

INT x

TRUNCATE TABLE tbl;

CREATE DATABASE db_name;


select a database
USE db_name;
list the databases on the server
SHOW DATABASES;
show a table's fields
DESCRIBE tbl;
create a new table
CREATE TABLE tbl (field1, field2);
insert data into a table

INNER

returns only where match in both

JOIN

tables

OUTER

also returns non-matching records

JOIN

from both tables

LEFT

also returns non-matching records

JOIN

from left table

RIGHT

also returns non-matching records

JOIN

in right table

JOIN syntax:
SELECT * FROM tbl1 INNER JOIN tbl2 ON
tbl1.id = tbl2.id;

INSERT INTO tbl VALUES ("val1", "val2");


delete a row
DELETE * FROM tbl WHERE condition;
add a column from a table
ALTER TABLE tbl ADD COLUMN col;
remove a column from a table
ALTER TABLE tbl DROP COLUMN col;
make a column a primary key
ALTER TABLE tbl ADD PRIMARY KEY
(col);
return only 1 row matching query
... LIMIT = 1

String functions mySQL


Compare strings

STRCMP("str1","str2")

Convert to lower

LOWER("str")

case
Convert to upper

UPPER("str")

case
Left trim

LTRIM("str")

Substring of a

SUBSTRING("str","inx1","i

string

nx2")

Concatenate

CONCAT("str1","str2")

amend the values of a column


UPDATE table SET column1="val1"
WHERE ...

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Published 13th August, 2012.

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Essential MySQL Cheat Sheet


by guslong via cheatography.com/1345/cs/520/

MySQL calculation functions


Count rows

COUNT(col)

Average

AVG(col)

Minimum value

MIN(col)

Maximum value

MAX(col)

Sum of values

SUM(col)

Create table with auto-incrementing primary key


CREATE TABLE table_name (
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
column VARCHAR(2),
column VARCHAR(32),
PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
);

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Published 13th August, 2012.

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