SQL Basics








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SQL is a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. 

What is SQL? 

SQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL lets you access and manipulate databases SQL is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) 


What Can SQL do? 

  • SQL can execute queries against a database 
  • SQL can retrieve data from a database 
  • SQL can insert records in a database 
  • SQL can update records in a database 
  • SQL can delete records from a database 
  • SQL can create new databases 
  • SQL can create new tables in a database 
  • SQL can create stored procedures in a database 
  • SQL can create views in a database 
  • SQL is a Standard BUT.... 


Although SQL is an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard, there are many different versions of the SQL language. 

However, to be compliant with the ANSI standard, they all support at least the major commands (such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, WHERE) in a similar manner. 

Note: Most of the SQL database programs also have their own proprietary extensions in addition to the SQL standard! 

Using SQL in Your Web Site 

To build a web site that shows some data from a database, you will need the following: 

An RDBMS database program (i.e. MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL) 

A server-side scripting language, like PHP or ASP SQL 

HTML / CSS 


RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System. 

RDBMS is the basis for SQL, and for all modern database systems like MS SQL Server, IBM DBZ, Oracle, MySQL, and Microsoft Access. 

The data in RDBMS is stored in database objects called tables. 

A table is a collection of related data entries and it consists of columns and rows. 



We will list the SQL syntax for each of the SQL commands in this section of tutorial later, making  an easy reference for someone who wants to learn SQL. 

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