Introduction
In this project, you will learn how to retrieve city names and their corresponding country names from a MySQL database using an equi-join query. This project will help you understand the basics of SQL queries and how to work with relational databases.
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MariaDB [world]> SOURCE /home/labex/project/getCountryName.sql;
+----------------+-------------+
| CityName | CountryName |
+----------------+-------------+
| Oranjestad | Aruba |
| Kabul | Afghanistan |
| Qandahar | Afghanistan |
| Herat | Afghanistan |
| Mazar-e-Sharif | Afghanistan |
| Luanda | Angola |
| Huambo | Angola |
| Lobito | Angola |
| Benguela | Angola |
| Namibe | Angola |
+----------------+-------------+
10 rows in set (0.001 sec)
ðŊ Tasks
In this project, you will learn:
- How to access MySQL using the
sudo
command without a password - How to import data from a SQL file into a MySQL database
- How to write an equi-join query to retrieve data from multiple tables
- How to simplify table names and use aliases in SQL queries
- How to run a SQL script in MySQL
ð Achievements
After completing this project, you will be able to:
- Understand the basic structure and syntax of SQL queries
- Perform equi-join operations to retrieve data from multiple tables
- Simplify table names and use aliases to make your SQL queries more readable
- Import and manage data in a MySQL database
- Run SQL scripts to execute complex queries