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Completely new to MySQL
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:46 pm
by Emper0r
Can someone just tell me what exactly the databases are used for? Do I upload files onto them? Do they store user information? Someone please tell me!
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 5:55 pm
by DuFF
You can think of a database like a <table> in HTML, mainly because a database has rows and columns. You insert information as rows as shown in this example. Here is a visual example:
http://duffdesigns.net/db.html
You can search these rows and columns for specific information using SQL (Structured Query Language).
Heres a good starting tutorial for using databases and SQL:
http://www.devshed.com/c/a/MySQL/Speaking-SQL-part-1/
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:44 pm
by Straterra
The tutorial I used when I learned the general SQL syntax and the such is
http://www.sqlcourse.com/