With so many databases in the market, the mind wars have begun and it is the right time to understand the difference and importance of top 3 relational databases in the market – Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle PL/SQL, and MySQL. The relational database management systems have currently become the backbone of the industry and with so many options available, it is difficult to figure out which one to choose.The relational database management systems was introduced in 1980’s. This article is focussing on exploring the history and features of three popular RDBMS in the industry: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. ... Read More

To convert a date format, use STR_TO_DATE() −mysql> create table DemoTable2010 (    DueDate varchar(20) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.68 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2010 values('12/10/2019 12:34:00'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2010 values('12/12/2011 11:00:20'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.21 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2010 values('31/01/2017 11:00:20'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select * from DemoTable2010;This will produce the following output −+---------------------+ | DueDate             | +---------------------+ | ... Read More

Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable2009 (    Name varchar(20) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.51 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2009 values('John Doe'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2009 values('Adam Smith'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2009 values('John Smith'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2009 values('David Miller'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select * from DemoTable2009;This will produce the following output ... Read More

Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable2008 (    Value int ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (10.59 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2008 values(10); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2008 values(20); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2008 values(30); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2008 values(-31); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2008 values(-28); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select ... Read More

To insert multiple records quickly, use a single INSERT and follow the below syntax −insert into yourTableName values(yourValue1, yourValue2, ...N), (yourValue1, yourValue2, ...N).....N;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable2007 (    Amount1 int,    Amount2 int,    Amount3 int ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.36 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2007 values(450, 600, 700), (1000, 200, 3000),    (800, 900, 1200), (1300, 1500, 2000), (40000, 50000, 6700); Query OK, 5 rows affected (0.11 sec) Records: 5  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0Display all records from the table ... Read More

For this, you can use ORDER BY CAST(). Let us see an example −mysql> create table DemoTable2006 (    UserId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,    UserCode    varchar(20) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.14 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2006(UserCode) values('John_12'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.20 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2006(UserCode) values('John_34'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2006(UserCode) values('John_56'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2006(UserCode) values('Chris_101'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2006(UserCode) values('Chris_103'); Query ... Read More

To get minimum value from a column with corresponding duplicate ids, use GROUP BY and MIN() −select min(yourColumnName) from yourTableName group by yourColumnName;To understand the above syntax, let us create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable2005 (    Id int,    Price float ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.71 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2005 values(1, 56.88); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2005 values(1, 120.56); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.23 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select * from DemoTable2005;This will produce ... Read More

Let us first create a table −mysql> create table DemoTable2004 (    UserId varchar(20),    UserName varchar(20) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.57 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2004 values('John_123', 'John'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.93 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2004 values('23456_Carol', 'Carol'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.25 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2004 values('111_Bob', 'Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select * from DemoTable2004;This will produce the following output −+-------------+----------+ | UserId      | UserName | +-------------+----------+ | ... Read More

To display highest amount from corresponding duplicate ids, use MAX() along with GROUP BY clause −mysql> create table DemoTable2003 (    CustomerId int,    Amount int ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.65 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2003 values(101, 560); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2003 values(102, 1080); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2003 values(101, 570); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2003 values(102, 870); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.21 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2003 values(101, 460); ... Read More

To group dates in MySQL, use the GROUP BY clause −mysql> create table DemoTable2002 (    CustomerName varchar(20),    CustomerShippingDate datetime ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.61 sec)Insert some records in the table using insert command −mysql> insert into DemoTable2002 values('Chris', '2019-01-10'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2002 values('David', '2018-12-31'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2002 values('David', '2019-12-16'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.14 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable2002 values('Chris', '2018-12-01'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.12 sec)Display all records from the table using select statement −mysql> select * ... Read More