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How to take backup of a single table in a MySQL database?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 724 Views

The backup of a table can be made with the help of backup table as well as mysqldump utility. The backup table concept was used in MySQL version 5.0 and its earlier version. Here, I am performing backup with the help of mysqldump. Firstly, we will open cmd with the help of shortcut key. The mysqldump will run at the cmd. Therefore, firstly open cmd with the help of shortcut key − windowskey+R; Here is the snapshot − Now, cmd will open − In this, the MySQL bin folder is present at the following location − ...

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Passing an array to a query using WHERE clause in MySQL?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 7K+ Views

We can pass an array with the help of where IN clause. Let us first create a new table for our example. mysql> create table PassingAnArrayDemo   -> (   -> id int,   -> Firstname varchar(100)   -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.60 sec) Let us now insert records. mysql> insert into PassingAnArrayDemo values(1, 'John'), (2, 'Carol'), (3, 'Smith'), (4, 'Bob'), (5, 'Johnson'), (6, 'David'), (7, 'Sam'), (8, 'Jessica'); Query OK, 8 rows affected (0.32 sec) Records: 8  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0 To display all records. mysql> select *from PassingAnArrayDemo; The ...

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What data type to use for hashed password field in MySQL?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 7K+ Views

The hashed password data type depends upon which hashing algorithm we are using. The hashing algorithm does not depends upon the input size because it produces a result of the same length. It gives the result in a series of hexadecimal digits, and we can reduce the hexadecimal digits by half with the help of UNHEX() function. There are various algorithms and data types to store values. MD5 − It can use char(32) or BINARY(16). SHA-1 − It can use data type char(40) or BINARY(20). Example of MD5 The following is an example − mysql> select MD5('This ...

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How long is the SHA256 hash in MySQL?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 3K+ Views

As the name “SHA256” suggest, it is 256 bits long. If we are using hexadecimal notation then digit codes represent 4 bits. In order to represent 256, we need 256/4 = 64 bits. We need a data type varchar(64) or char(64). Creating a table for our example. mysql> create table SHA256Demo   -> (   -> Password varchar(64)   -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.54 sec) Inserting records into table. mysql> insert into SHA256Demo values(' 4e2e1a39dba84a0b5a91043bb0e4dbef23970837'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec) Displaying all records. mysql> select *From SHA256Demo; The following ...

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How to shrink/ purge ibdata1 file in MySQL?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 2K+ Views

The ibdata1 file cannot shrink, it is a particularly troublesome feature of MySQL. The ibdata1 file can be shrinked if you delete all databases, remove the files and reload the mysqldump. We can configure MySQL so that each table, including its indexes, is stored as a separate file. It is enabled by default as of version 5.6.6 of MySQL. To setup our server to use separate files for each table, we need to change my.cnf in order to enable it. If your MySQL version is below 5.6.6, then you need to add it in my.cnf file. [mysqld] ...

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How to create a temporary MySQL table in a SELECT statement without a separate CREATE TABLE?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 4K+ Views

To create a temporary table in a SELECT statement we use TEMPORARY keyword. This temporary table will be visible for the current session and whenever a session is closed, it is automatically destroyed. Two sessions can use the same temporary table. Creating a table. mysql> create table MyTableDemo   -> (   -> id int,   -> Name varchar(100)   -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.69 sec) Inserting some records. mysql> insert into MyTableDemo values(1, 'John'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.18 sec) mysql>  insert into MyTableDemo values(2, 'Carol'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 ...

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Get digits from a record in MySQL?

Arjun Thakur
Arjun Thakur
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 302 Views

Use the function CONVERT() or Regular Expression. The CONVERT() method converts a value from one datatype to another. This will ecnetually fetch digits for us. Let us see an example. Firstly, we will create a table. mysql> create table textIntoNumberDemo   -> (   -> Name varchar(100)   -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.47 sec) Inserting some records. mysql> insert into textIntoNumberDemo values('John-11'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec) mysql> insert into textIntoNumberDemo values('John-12'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into textIntoNumberDemo values('John-2'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 ...

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Swapping two column values in MySQL?

Ankith Reddy
Ankith Reddy
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 7K+ Views

To swap two columns, we can apply the below swapping logic. Add both values and store them into the first column Subtract the first column’s value from the second and store it into the second column. Subtract the first column’s value from the updated second column and store it into the first. The above rule structure is as follows. Suppose, the first column is a and the second column is b. 1. a = a+b; 2. b = a-b; 3. a = a-b; Now we will apply the above rule in order to swap the two ...

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How do I check to see if a value is an integer in MySQL?

George John
George John
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 13K+ Views

To check if the given value is a string or not ,we use the cast() function. If the value is not numeric then it returns 0, otherwise it will return the numeric value. In this way, we can check whether the value is an integer or not. Case 1 − Checking for a string with integers mysql> select cast('John123456' AS UNSIGNED); The following is the output. It shows that the value is not numeric, therefore 0 is returned. +--------------------------------+ | cast('John123456' AS UNSIGNED) | +--------------------------------+ |                              0 | +--------------------------------+ 1 row in set, 1 warning (0.00 sec) ...

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How does "do something OR DIE()" work in Perl?

Chandu yadav
Chandu yadav
Updated on 30-Jul-2019 5K+ Views

The die() function can be used to stop the script and can be used to display a message to the end user. It can be used at the right side of the OR ( || ) operator and at left side can be any expression like the eval() function. Case 1 − Using die() function with no parameter The following is the output. Now we can use $! to print the error number and a message to the user in the die() function. Case 2 − Use of $! in the die() function The following is the ...

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