MySQL Notes
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* To list the tables in a MySQL database: | * To list the tables in a MySQL database: | ||
show tables; | show tables; | ||
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| + | * To list the schema of a table in a MySQL database: | ||
| + | desc ''table''; | ||
* To securely provide a user password automatically, place user passwords within the ''[client]'' section of ''~/.my.cnf''. The file should have 600 or 400 permissions. e.g., | * To securely provide a user password automatically, place user passwords within the ''[client]'' section of ''~/.my.cnf''. The file should have 600 or 400 permissions. e.g., | ||
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- To list the databases on a MySQL server:
show databases;
- To select a database on a MySQL server:
use database;
- To list the tables in a MySQL database:
show tables;
- To list the schema of a table in a MySQL database:
desc table;
- To securely provide a user password automatically, place user passwords within the [client] section of ~/.my.cnf. The file should have 600 or 400 permissions. e.g.,
[client] password="password"
