Compose-Files/Backups/Miker/.trash/SQL Cheat-Sheet.md

Data Definition Language (DDL)

Command	Description
CREATE DATABASE <db>	Create a new database
DROP DATABASE <db>	Delete a database
CREATE TABLE <table> (<column_1> <column_1_type>, <column_2> <column_2_type>)	Create a new table
DROP TABLE <table>	Delete a table
ALTER TABLE <table> ADD COLUMN <column> <column_type>	Add a new column to a table
ALTER TABLE <table> DROP COLUMN <column>	Remove a column from a table
ALTER TABLE <table> RENAME COLUMN <column> TO <new_column>	Rename a column in a table
ALTER TABLE <table> RENAME TO <new_column>	Rename a table
TRUNCATE TABLE <table>	Remove all rows from a table
CREATE INDEX INDEXNAME ON <table> (<column>)	Create an index on a table
DROP INDEX INDEXNAME	Remove an index from a table

Data Manipulation Language (DML)

Command	Description
INSERT INTO <table> (<column_1>, <column_2>) VALUES (<value_1>, <value_2>)	Insert a new row into a table
SELECT * FROM <table>	Retrieve all rows from a table
UPDATE <table> SET <column_1> = <value_1> WHERE <column_2> = <value_2>	Update rows in a table
DELETE FROM <table> WHERE <column> = <value>	Delete rows from a table

Data Query Language (DQL)

Command	Description
SELECT <column_1>, <column_2> FROM <table>	Retrieve specific columns from a table
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> = VALUE	Retrieve rows that match a condition
SELECT * FROM <table> ORDER BY <column>	Retrieve rows sorted by a column
SELECT * FROM <table> LIMIT N	Retrieve the first N rows from a table
SELECT * FROM <table> OFFSET N	Retrieve rows starting from the Nth row
SELECT * FROM <table> JOIN <table_2> ON <table_1>.<column_1> = <table_2>.<column_2>	Retrieve rows from two tables that match a condition
SELECT * FROM <table> UNION SELECT * FROM <table_2>	Retrieve rows from two tables without duplicates
SELECT * FROM <table> GROUP BY <column>	Group rows that have the same value in a column
SELECT * FROM <table> HAVING COUNT(<column>) > N	Filter grouped rows that have more than N rows
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> IN (<value_1>, <value_2>)	Retrieve rows where a column value matches any value in a list
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> BETWEEN <value_1> AND <value_2>	Retrieve rows where a column value is within a range
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> LIKE '<value>%'	Retrieve rows where a column value matches a pattern
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> IS NULL	Retrieve rows where a column value is NULL
SELECT * FROM <table> WHERE <column> IS NOT NULL	Retrieve rows where a column value is not NULL

Data Control Language (DCL)

Command	Description
GRANT PERMISSIONS ON <table> TO <user>	Grant permissions to a user
REVOKE PERMISSIONS ON <table> FROM <user>	Revoke permissions from a user

Transaction Control Language (TCL)

Command	Description
BEGIN TRANSACTION	Start a new transaction
COMMIT	Save changes to the database
ROLLBACK	Discard changes to the database
SAVEPOINT <savepoint>	Create a savepoint in a transaction
ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT <savepoint>	Rollback to a savepoint in a transaction
RELEASE SAVEPOINT <savepoint>	Remove a savepoint in a transaction

System Commands

Command	Description
SHOW DATABASES	List all databases
SHOW TABLES	List all tables in the current database
SHOW COLUMNS FROM <table>	List all columns in a table
SHOW INDEXES FROM <table>	List all indexes in a table
SHOW CREATE TABLE <table>	Show the SQL statement that creates a table
DESCRIBE <table>	Show the structure of a table
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM <table>	Show the execution plan of a query
SET autocommit = 0	Disable autocommit mode
SET autocommit = 1	Enable autocommit mode
SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0	Disable foreign key checks

User Commands

Command	Description
CREATE <user> '<user>'@'<host>' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>'	Create a new user
DROP <user> '<user>'@'<host>'	Delete a user
ALTER <user> '<user>'@'<host>' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>'	Change password for a user
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON <db> TO '<user>'@'<host>'	Grant all privileges to a user
REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON <db> FROM '<user>'@'<host>'	Revoke all privileges from a user
FLUSH PRIVILEGES	Reload privileges from the grant tables