key points.
- SQL key words are "NOT CASE SENSITIVE".
- semi colon (;) is required at the end of each statements.
Some of The Most Important SQL Commands
- SELECT - extracts data from a database
- UPDATE - updates data in a database
- DELETE - deletes data from a database
- INSERT INTO - inserts new data into a database
- CREATE DATABASE - creates a new database
- ALTER DATABASE - modifies a database
- CREATE TABLE - creates a new table
- ALTER TABLE - modifies a table
- DROP TABLE - deletes a table
- CREATE INDEX - creates an index (search key)
- DROP INDEX - deletes an index
- Lets create a data base called "SchoonInformation".
CREATE DATABASE SchoolInformation;
- Lets delete the database.
DROP DATABASE SchoolInformation;