The Format function in MySQL is a very useful and advanced formatting tool that allows you to format the output of certain SQL values according to your requirements. In this tutorial, we will learn how to use the Format function in order to format dates and numbers into the desired style. Introduction The Format Format …
In this tutorial, we will study standard deviation and functions to calculate standard deviation in MySQL. Introduction to Standard Deviation The standard deviation calculates how much data is spread over the mean value. It basically tells how much variation is there in the dataset. When the standard deviation is low then it means that the …
In the previous tutorials, we learned to establish a database connection and create a table. In this tutorial, we will learn to insert data into the table that we had created. We can insert the data into the table using MySQLi as well as PDO. Let’s start with the rules that you must know before …
In this tutorial, we will learn to create a table in MySQL using PHP. You might have created a table from the MySQL CLI or other GUI tools such as MySQL workbench or phpMyAdmin. But in this tutorial, we will create a PHP program that will create a table when we run that script. We …
In this tutorial, we will learn how to select Nth highest record in MySQL using various methods. The main objective is to find a way of selecting the nth record based on specific criteria. Let’s get started! Introduction to Selecting the nth Highest Record In MySQL, it is easy to find the highest and lowest …
In this tutorial, we will learn to connect a MySQL database to PHP by different methods. We will use the MariaDB which is a fork of MySQL throughout the tutorial. Note that, all the syntaxes, statements and codes given below are the same for MySQL as well as MariaDB. Therefore, you can choose either MySQL …
In this tutorial, we will study the Prepared statement in MySQL. We will learn what is a prepared statement, how it is used, and the advantages of using a prepared statement. Introduction A prepared statement is a SQL query that is stored in the server so that it can be reused multiple times. Prepared statements …
MySQL Storage engines is a very important topic that you must study if you are planning to make a career in the database domain. In this tutorial, we will learn what is storage engines in MySQL, what are its types, information about all storage engines that MySQL supports and how to specify a storage engine …
In MySQL, there are some limitations to the searching methods such as LIKE, boolean search and natural language search. These methods show the results of only particular keywords that users enter. Sometimes, these keywords are too short to search for particular information. To overcome this problem, MySQL provides us with the full-text searching method called …
In this article, I will be introducing you to the Last_Value function in MySQL. This function is used for getting the last value of a column in an ordered set query. Let’s move ahead and learn more about it! Also read: MySQL First_Value Function – Beginner’s Guide Introduction to MySQL Last_Value() function The Last_Value function …