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How to get primary key of a table in MySQL?

Jennifer Nicholas
Jennifer Nicholas
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 4K+ Views

To get the primary key of a table, you can use the show command. The syntax is as follows −SHOW INDEX FROM yourDatebaseName.yourTableName WHERE Key_name = 'PRIMARY';Suppose, we have a table with two primary keys; one of them is “Id” and second is “RollNum". The query for a table is as follows −mysql> create table TwoOrMorePrimary    −> (    −> Id int,    −> Name varchar(200),    −> RollNum int    −> ,    −> Primary key(Id, Age)    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.85 sec)Apply the above syntax to get primary key of a table. ...

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MySQL command line client for Windows?

Anvi Jain
Anvi Jain
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 3K+ Views

In order to install MySQL command line client for Windows, you need to visit the following URL to get the download link https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ −The snapshot is as follows −After that you need to select operating system. The snapshot is as follows −You need to choose Windows (x86, 32/64-bit) and download the installer.

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Do a select in MySQL based only on month and year?

Rishi Rathor
Rishi Rathor
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

To select MySQL based on month and year, use in-built function YEAR() and MONTH(). The syntax is as follows −select *from yourTableName where YEAR(yourColumnName) = YearValue AND MONTH(yourColumnName) = monthValue;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −mysql> create table selectDataOnYearandMonthDemo −> ( −> BookId int, −> BookName varchar(100), −> BookDueDate datetime −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.57 sec)Now you can insert some records in the table. The query is as ...

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Check if a user exists in MySQL and drop it?

Vrundesha Joshi
Vrundesha Joshi
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

To check how many users are present in MySQL, use MySQL.user table. The syntax is as follows to check how many users are present.mysql> SELECT User FROM mysql.user;The following output displays the users −+------------------+ | User | +------------------+ | Mac | | Manish | | mysql.infoschema | | mysql.session | | mysql.sys | | root ...

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How to front pad zip code with “0” in MySQL?

Anvi Jain
Anvi Jain
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 599 Views

To front pad zip code with 0, use LPAD() function in MySQL. The syntax is as follows −SELECT LPAD(yourColumnName, columnWidth+1, '0') as anyVariableName from yourTableName;To understand the above concept of LPAD() to add front pad zip code with 0, let us create a table. One of the columns of the table is Zip Code. The following is the query to create a table.mysql> create table ZipCodePadWithZeroDemo    −> (    −> Name varchar(200),    −> YourZipCode int(6)    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.44 sec)Insert some records in the table. The query to insert records is as follows ...

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Get the difference between two timestamps in seconds in MySQL?

Rishi Rathor
Rishi Rathor
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 1K+ Views

To get difference between two timestamps in seconds, use two in-built functions TIME_TO_SEC() and TIMEDIFF() in MySQL. The syntax is as follows −select time_to_sec(timediff(yourCoulnName1, yourCoulnName2)) as anyVariableName from yourTableName;To understand the above concept, let us first create a table. The query to create a table.mysql> create table TimeToSecond −> ( −> MyTime timestamp, −> YourTime timestamp −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.48 sec)Now you can insert some datetime values in the table. The query is as follows −mysql> insert into TimeToSecond values('2016-05-10 10:02:00', '2016-05-10 10:00:00'); Query ...

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Compare DATE string with string from MySQL DATETIME field?

Vrundesha Joshi
Vrundesha Joshi
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 1K+ Views

You can compare DATE string with string from DATETIME field with the help of DATE() function in MySQL.The syntax is as follows −select *from yourTableName where DATE(yourColumnName) = ’anyDateString’;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table and set some datetime values in the table. The query to create a table −mysql> create table DateTimeDemo −> ( −> ArrivalTime datetime −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.61 sec)Let us insert some records in the table with the help of insert command. The following is the query to insert records ...

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How to store Query Result in a variable using MySQL?

Anvi Jain
Anvi Jain
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 9K+ Views

To store query result in a variable with MySQL, use the SET command. The syntax is as follows −SET @anyVariableName = ( yourQuery);To understand the above concept, let us create a table. The following is the query to create a table −mysql> create table QueryResultDemo    −> (    −> Price int    −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.59 sec)Now let us insert some records into the table. The following is the query to insert records −mysql> insert into QueryResultDemo values(100); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into QueryResultDemo values(20); Query OK, 1 row ...

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How can I describe all tables in the database through a single statement in MySQL?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

You can use INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS to describe all tables in database through a single statement. The syntax is as follows.SELECT *FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA=’yourDatabaseName’\GHere I am using my database sample with two tables.The table names are as follows −mytableyourtableImplement the above syntax for your database. The query is as follows −mysql> select * FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_schema = 'sample'\GThe following is the output describing the two tables in our database.*************************** 1. row *************************** TABLE_CATALOG: def TABLE_SCHEMA: sample TABLE_NAME: mytable COLUMN_NAME: id ORDINAL_POSITION: 1 COLUMN_DEFAULT: NULL IS_NULLABLE: YES DATA_TYPE: int CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH: NULL CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH: NULL NUMERIC_PRECISION: 10 NUMERIC_SCALE: 0 DATETIME_PRECISION: NULL CHARACTER_SET_NAME: NULL ...

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Group month and year in MySQL?

Anvi Jain
Anvi Jain
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 6K+ Views

You can group month and year with the help of function DATE_FORMAT() in MySQL. The GROUP BY clause is also used.The syntax is as follows −SELECT DATE_FORMAT(yourColumnName, '%m-%Y') from yourTableName GROUP BY MONTH(yourColumnName), YEAR(yourColumnName)DESC;To understand the above concept, let us create a table. The following is the query to create a table −mysql> create table GroupMonthAndYearDemo −> ( −> DueDate datetime −> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.49 sec)Insert records in the table using the following query −mysql> insert into GroupMonthAndYearDemo values(now()); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) ...

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