MySQL Basics

To connect to MySQL, use the following command:

mysql -u username -p

Enter the password when prompted.

CREATE DATABASE my_database;

This command creates a new database named my_database.

USE my_database;

This command selects my_database for subsequent operations.

CREATE TABLE users (
    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
    email VARCHAR(100) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
    password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);

This command creates a users table with fields for user ID, name, email, password, and creation time.

INSERT INTO users (name, email, password) VALUES ('John Doe', 'john@example.com', 'securepassword123');

This inserts a record into the users table.

SELECT * FROM users;

This retrieves all records from the users table.