5.1 SQL

Every entry filed under SQL and its subtopics.

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0293 What is SQL? SQL is the language you use to ask a relational database questions and to add, change or delete its data. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0295 What is a transaction? A transaction groups several database changes so they all happen together or not at all, keeping the data consistent. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0296 What is a primary key? A primary key is the column that uniquely identifies each row in a table, like an ID number nobody else can have. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0297 What is a foreign key? A foreign key is a column that points to the primary key of another table, linking related rows together. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Joins 15 Oct 2026
0294 What is an index (database)? A database index is a lookup structure that lets the database find rows fast instead of reading the whole table. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Indexes & performance 15 Oct 2026
0260 Design and build a library database in SQLite: tables, keys, joins, reports and backups Model books, members and loans, create tables with keys and constraints, load sample data, write join and aggregate reports, add indexes checked… Beginner · Guided project · Any system Article Joins · Queries 15 Oct 2026
0215 mysql command-line client cheat sheet The connection options, built-in commands and everyday SQL you need in the mysql (and mariadb) command-line client, on one page. Beginner · Cheat sheet · Any system Article Administration · Queries 15 Oct 2026
0077 SQL cheat sheet: a runnable reference for everyday queries One SQL file that builds a tiny database and demonstrates filtering, sorting, grouping, joins, CASE, CTEs, window functions, safe updates and indexes.… Beginner · Cheat sheet · Any system Script Joins · Queries 15 Oct 2026
0079 DuckDB An in-process analytical SQL database. Run fast SQL directly on CSV, Parquet and JSON files, from the command line or inside Python… Any system Repo Data analysis · Queries 15 Oct 2026
0068 SQL joins explained: INNER, LEFT and finding rows with no match A join combines rows from two tables using a matching condition. INNER JOIN keeps only matches, LEFT JOIN keeps every row from… Intermediate · Explains an idea · Any system Article Joins 15 Oct 2026
0070 Indexes and EXPLAIN: making SQL queries fast An index is a sorted lookup structure that lets the database jump to matching rows instead of reading the whole table. EXPLAIN… Advanced · Explains an idea · Any system Article Indexes & performance 15 Oct 2026
0080 SQLite (official Git mirror) The source tree of SQLite, the self-contained SQL database engine embedded in phones, browsers and countless applications, mirrored to GitHub by its… Any system Repo Queries · SQL 15 Oct 2026
0069 NULL in SQL: why = NULL never matches and how to handle missing values NULL means "unknown", so comparisons with it are neither true nor false. Use IS NULL, COALESCE and careful aggregates to avoid rows… Intermediate · Explains an idea · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0071 Fix: column “x” must appear in the GROUP BY clause or be used in an aggregate function PostgreSQL rejects a grouped query that selects a column with more than one possible value per group. Add the column to GROUP… Intermediate · Fixes an error · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026
0067 Your first SQL queries: SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT and GROUP BY Read data from a table, keep only the rows you want, sort them, take the first few, and summarize groups with COUNT,… Beginner · Step by step · Any system Article Queries 15 Oct 2026