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Nisarg Upadhyay
create and drop temp table: create a new temp table using select query.

Learn MySQL: Create and drop temp tables

August 18, 2020 by

In this article, we are going to learn how to create a temp table and further drop these tables. The temporary tables are session-specific tables that are created within the session. When the session closes, the table is dropped by itself. A temporary table exists within a session only; therefore, a table created by one session is not visible to another session. For example, Session ID 501 has created a temporary table then session ID 502 cannot access it or manipulate it. Two different sessions can have a temporary table with the same name.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
Sort and Filter: Order by on expression

Learn MySQL: Sorting and Filtering data in a table

July 28, 2020 by

In this article, we will learn how we can sort and filter data using the WHERE clause and sort the data using the ORDER BY clause. In my previous article, Learn MySQL: Querying data from MySQL server using the SELECT statement, we learned how to generate the ER diagram using reverse-engineering the database using MySQL workbench and basics of SELECT statement and usage. Ins this article, we will learn how we can sort and filter data using the WHERE clause and sort the data using the ORDER BY clause.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
What is pagination: Limit 10, offset 10

Learn MySQL: What is pagination

July 27, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain that in MySQL, what is pagination and how we can implement it. When we are populating a large dataset from the MySQL database, it is not easy to read all the records on the same page. Using pagination, we can divide the result-set into multiple pages, and that increases the readability of the result set. In this article, I am going to explain:

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Aveek Das
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How to configure an Amazon RDS environment for MySQL

May 26, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain how to configure the RDS MySQL Environment in AWS. RDS is the Relational Database Service Available from the Amazon which enables us to spin up any relational database instance without having to worry about the infrastructure behind it. Users can connect to this instance very easily and start building database applications with ease. This article will focus more on how to configure the RDS MySQL Environment and not much on the MySQL details.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
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How to backup and restore MySQL databases using the mysqldump command

May 12, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain different ways to generate the backup in the MySQL database server. As we know, data is a valuable asset to the organization. As database administrators, it is our primary and crucial job to keep the data available and safe. If the system or data center fails, database corruption, and data loss, we must be able to recover it within the defined SLA.

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Marko Zivkovic
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How to connect to a remote MySQL server using SSL on Ubuntu

April 28, 2020 by

In this article, the steps to connect to remote MySQL databases using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) will be shown. MySQL is one of the most popular relational database management systems and by default, is configured to accept only connections from the machine where MySQL is installed. To connect to the MySQL database which sits on another machine, the additional configuration must be set to accept the remote connection with secure SSL encryption.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
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Deploying Azure Databases for MySQL server using Azure Portal

April 24, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain the step by step process to create an Azure Database for MySQL Server. Azure Database for MySQL is a fully-managed database as a service that uses MySQL community edition. It can manage the mission-critical workload with dynamic scalability. We can use it to develop various applications that leverage open-source tools and cross-platform applications. Let me explain these steps of a deployment process of MySQL Server on Azure.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
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Enterprise Data Masking in MySQL

April 15, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain Data Masking feature in MySQL. The data masking is the MySQL enterprise edition feature. You can download the trial version of MySQL enterprise edition from here. Data Masking is a process of hiding confidential data like credit card information, SSNs, addresses etc. to safeguard sensitive data.

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Nisarg Upadhyay
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How to install MySQL database server 8.0.19 on Windows 10

March 19, 2020 by

In this article, I am going to explain the step by step installation process of MySQL database server 8.0.19. MySQL is open-source, cross-platform relational database management server developed by Swedish company “MySQL AB” and later acquired by Oracle corporation. MySQL is offered as an open-source MySQL community server edition and enterprise server edition. In this article, I am going to install the MySQL Community server edition.

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