How to Create and Select MySQL Databases

Creating Users and Databases

1. At the command line, log in to MySQL as the root user: mysql -u root -p.
2. Type the MySQL root password, and then press Enter.
3. Type \q to exit the mysql program.
4. To log in to MySQL as the user you just created, type the following command. ...
5. Type the user's password, and then press Enter.

1. How do I create a MySQL database?
2. How do I select a database in MySQL?
3. How do I select a database to create a table in MySQL?
4. How do I select a database in SQL?
5. What is the difference between MySQL and SQL?
6. How can I create a database?
7. How do I switch between MySQL databases?
8. How do I connect to MySQL database?
9. How do I use another database in MySQL?
10. How do I select a database to create a table?
11. How do I create a .SQL table in MySQL?
12. How do I use MySQL?

How do I create a MySQL database?

Create a MySQL Database Using CLI

1. SSH into your server.
2. Log into MySQL as the root user.
3. Create a new database user: Copy. GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *. ...
4. Log out of MySQL by typing: \q .
5. Log in as the new database user you just created: Copy. mysql -u db_user -p. ...
6. Create a new database: Copy. CREATE DATABASE db_name;

How do I select a database in MySQL?

SELECT Database is used in MySQL to select a particular database to work with. This query is used when multiple databases are available with MySQL Server. You can use SQL command USE to select a particular database.

How do I select a database to create a table in MySQL?

You can create one table from another by adding a SELECT statement at the end of the CREATE TABLE statement:

1. CREATE TABLE new_tbl [AS] SELECT * FROM orig_tbl;
2. mysql> CREATE TABLE bar (UNIQUE (n)) SELECT n FROM foo;
3. CREATE TABLE foo (a TINYINT NOT NULL) SELECT b+1 AS a FROM bar;

How do I select a database in SQL?

When you have multiple databases in your SQL Schema, then before starting your operation, you would need to select a database where all the operations would be performed. The SQL USE statement is used to select any existing database in the SQL schema.

What is the difference between MySQL and SQL?

SQL is a query language, whereas MySQL is a relational database that uses SQL to query a database. You can use SQL to access, update, and manipulate the data stored in a database. ... SQL is used for writing queries for databases, MySQL facilitates data storing, modifying, and management in a tabular format.

How can I create a database?

Create a database without using a template

1. On the File tab, click New, and then click Blank Database.
2. Type a file name in the File Name box. ...
3. Click Create. ...
4. Begin typing to add data, or you can paste data from another source, as described in the section Copy data from another source into an Access table.

How do I switch between MySQL databases?

To access a specific database, type the following command at the mysql> prompt, replacing dbname with the name of the database that you want to access: use dbname; Make sure you do not forget the semicolon at the end of the statement. After you access a database, you can run SQL queries, list tables, and so on.

How do I connect to MySQL database?

To connect to the database server, confirm that the MySQL Database Server is running on your machine, right-click the Databases > MySQL Server node in the Services window and choose Connect. You might be prompted to supply a password to connect to the server.

How do I use another database in MySQL?

Copy a MySQL database on the same server

1. First, create a new database using CREATE DATABASE statement.
2. Second, export all the database objects and data of the database from which you want to copy using mysqldump tool.
3. Third, import the SQL dump file into the new database.

How do I select a database to create a table?

SQL Server CREATE TABLE

1. First, specify the name of the database in which the table is created. ...
2. Second, specify the schema to which the new table belongs.
3. Third, specify the name of the new table.
4. Fourth, each table should have a primary key which consists of one or more columns.

How do I create a .SQL table in MySQL?

MySQL Create Table statement with examples

1. CREATE TABLE 'schemaname'.' tablename'(
2. column_1 datatype (length) NOT NULL | DEFAULT | UNIQUE,
3. ...,
4. Primary key,
5. Foreign key.
6. ) ENGINE=storage_engine;

How do I use MySQL?

To create a MySQL database and user, follow these steps:

1. At the command line, log in to MySQL as the root user: mysql -u root -p.
2. Type the MySQL root password, and then press Enter.
3. Type \q to exit the mysql program.
4. To log in to MySQL as the user you just created, type the following command.