Some options are “boolean” and control the behavior which can be turned on or off.ExampleThe mysql client supports a --column-names option which tells whether or not to display a row of column names at the beginning of the query results.By default, this option is enabled. But sometimes, it may be required to disable this. This could be while sending the output of mysql into another program which is expecting to see only data and not the initial header line.To disable column names, the options can be specified in any of the below mentioned forms −Query--disable-column-names (or) --skip-column-names (or) --column-names=0The --disable ... Read More

Let us understand how MySQL command line options affect option file handling −Many of the MySQL programs which support option files handle the below options. Since these options affect option-file handling, they must be provided on the command line and not in an option ile. For it to work properly, each of these options must be provided before other options, with the below mentioned exceptions −−−print−defaults should be used immediately after −−defaults−file, −−defaults−extra−file, or −−loginpath.On Windows, if the server startup is done with the --defaults-file and --install options, --install must be first.--defaults-extra-file=file_nameOn Unix, read the above line in option file ... Read More

Let us understand how option files can be used with MySQL programs −Most MySQL programs can read the startup options from option files, which is also known as the configuration files.Option files provide an easy way to specify commonly used options so that they need not be entered on the command line every time the user runs a program.To know whether a program reads option files or not, it can be invoked with the help of the −−help option.For mysqld, the −−verbose and –help can be used.If the program reads option files, the help message indicates the files that it ... Read More

Let us understand how to use options on command line for MySQL programs −The program options which are specified on the command line follow the below rules −The options are given after the command name.An option argument begins with one dash or two dashes, and this depends on whether it is a short form or long form of the option name.Many options have both short and long forms. Let us take an example to understand this − −? and −−help are the short and long forms of the option which instructs a MySQL program to display the help message.The option ... Read More

Let us understand how to specify options in MySQL programs. There are many ways in which options can be specified for MySQL programs −Command LineThe options on the command line after entering the program name have to be listed. This is a common step for options which applies to a specific invocation of the program.Option fileThe options in an option file which the program reads when it starts also needs to be listed. This is a common step for options that the user needs the program to use every time it runs.Environment VariablesThe options in environment variables need to be ... Read More

A MySQL program can be invoked from the command line (i.e, from your shell or command prompt).How to invoke?This can be done by entering the program name followed by any options or arguments that would be needed to instruct the program to do what the user wants.The below commands show some sample program invocations. The ‘shell>’ represents the prompt for the command interpreter; which is not part of what the user types. The specific prompt seen by user depends on their command interpreter.Typical prompts are $ for sh, ksh, or bash, % for csh or tcsh, and C:\> for the ... Read More

There are many programs in a MySQL installation. Let us see an overview of some of the programs. Some programs are platform−specific, which means they are not present in all of MySQL distributions.Every MySQL program takes different options. There is a ‘- - help’ option that can be used to get a description of the program’s different options. The default option values can be overridden for MySQL program, by specifying options on command line or in an option file.Every MySQL program takes different options. There is a ‘- - help’ option that can be used to get a description of ... Read More

The AUTO_INCREMENT attribute is used to generate a unique identify for new rows. If a column is declared as ‘NOT NULL’, it is possible to assign NULL to that column to generate a sequence of numbers.When any value is inserted into an AUTO_INCREMENT column, the column gets set to that value, and the sequence also gets reset so that it generates values automatically, in the sequential range from largest column value.An existing ‘AUTO_INCREMENT’ column can be updated that will reset the ‘AUTO_INCREMENT’ sequence as well. The most recent auto-generated ‘AUTO_INCREMENT; value can be retrieved using the ‘LAST_INSERT_ID()’ function in SQL ... Read More

Let us understand how to work with AUTO_INCREMENT columns in MySQL −The AUTO_INCREMENT attribute is used to generate a unique identify for new rows. Let us see how this statement works. Before that, consider the below query −QueryCREATE TABLE tableName (    id MEDIUMINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,    name CHAR(30) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); INSERT INTO tableName (name) VALUES (‘val1’), ('val2'), ('val3'), ('val4'); SELECT * FROM tableName;Output+----+---------+ | id | name | +----+---------+ | 1 | val1 | | 2 | val2 | | ... Read More

Let us understand how ATUO_INCREMENT works −The AUTO_INCREMENT attribute is used to generate a unique identify for new rows. Let us see how this statement works. Before that, consider the below query −QueryCREATE TABLE tableName (    id MEDIUMINT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,    name CHAR(30) NOT NULL,    PRIMARY KEY (id) ); INSERT INTO tableName (name) VALUES (‘val1’), ('val2'), ('val3'), ('val4'); SELECT * FROM tableName;Output+----+---------+ | id | name | +----+---------+ | 1  | val1 | | 2  | val2 | | 3  | val3 | | ... Read More