MySQL Tutorial: Exploring System Tables and Databases

Introduction

In this challenge, you'll practice starting the MySQL service and explore the system databases and tables. Understanding how to manage the MySQL service and navigate the system tables is a crucial skill for any database administrator or developer working with MySQL.

Skills Graph

%%%%{init: {'theme':'neutral'}}%%%% flowchart RL mysql(("`MySQL`")) -.-> mysql/DatabaseFunctionsandDataTypesGroup(["`Database Functions and Data Types`"]) mysql(("`MySQL`")) -.-> mysql/SystemManagementToolsGroup(["`System Management Tools`"]) mysql(("`MySQL`")) -.-> mysql/BasicKeywordsandStatementsGroup(["`Basic Keywords and Statements`"]) mysql/DatabaseFunctionsandDataTypesGroup -.-> mysql/version("`DB Version Check`") mysql/DatabaseFunctionsandDataTypesGroup -.-> mysql/database("`DB Function - Info Retrieval`") mysql/SystemManagementToolsGroup -.-> mysql/show_status("`Status Overview`") mysql/SystemManagementToolsGroup -.-> mysql/show_variables("`Configuration Overview`") mysql/BasicKeywordsandStatementsGroup -.-> mysql/use_database("`Database Selection`") subgraph Lab Skills mysql/version -.-> lab-391702{{"`Explore MySQL System Tables`"}} mysql/database -.-> lab-391702{{"`Explore MySQL System Tables`"}} mysql/show_status -.-> lab-391702{{"`Explore MySQL System Tables`"}} mysql/show_variables -.-> lab-391702{{"`Explore MySQL System Tables`"}} mysql/use_database -.-> lab-391702{{"`Explore MySQL System Tables`"}} end

Start MySQL and Explore System Tables

In this challenge, you will practice starting the MySQL service, connecting to the MySQL server, and exploring system databases and tables. These are fundamental skills for working with MySQL databases. The challenge reinforces the importance of being able to manage the MySQL service and navigate the system's structure.

Tasks

Start the MySQL service
Connect to MySQL as the root user
List all databases in the system
Select and explore the mysql system database
List all tables in the mysql database

Requirements

All commands must be executed in the terminal within the ~/project directory
Use sudo when necessary to execute commands with elevated privileges
Connect to MySQL using the command line interface
Use SQL commands to list databases and tables

Example

After successfully completing the challenge, you should see output similar to this when listing the tables in the mysql database:

+------------------------------------------------------+
| Tables_in_mysql                                      |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| column_stats                                         |
| columns_priv                                         |
| db                                                   |
| event                                                |
| func                                                 |
| general_log                                          |
| gtid_slave_pos                                       |
| help_category                                        |
| help_keyword                                         |
| help_relation                                        |
| help_topic                                           |
| host                                                 |
| index_stats                                          |
| innodb_index_stats                                   |
| innodb_table_stats                                   |
| plugin                                               |
| proc                                                 |
| procs_priv                                           |
| proxies_priv                                         |
| roles_mapping                                        |
| servers                                              |
| slow_log                                             |
| table_stats                                          |
| tables_priv                                          |
| time_zone                                            |
| time_zone_leap_second                                |
| time_zone_name                                       |
| time_zone_transition                                 |
| time_zone_transition_type                            |
| user                                                 |
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Summary

In this challenge, you practiced starting the MySQL service, connecting to the MySQL server, and exploring system databases and tables. These are fundamental skills for working with MySQL databases. The challenge reinforces the importance of being able to manage the MySQL service and navigate the system's structure.

Explore MySQL System Tables