eAccelerator is an open source PHP accelerator and optimizer.  It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in compiled state.  Typically eAcceleartor reduces server load and increases your PHP code by 1 to 10 times.

It seems like it is installed by default on Fedora 14 64bit installation

1. To login (from unix shell) use -h only if needed.

# /usr/bin/mysql -h hostname -u root -p password -P port_number 

2. Create a database on the sql server.

mysql> create database [databasename];

3. List all databases on the sql server.

mysql> show databases;

4. Switch to a database.

mysql> use [db name];

5. To see all the tables in the db.

mysql> show tables;

6. To see database’s field formats.

mysql> describe [table name];

7. To delete a db.

mysql> drop database [database name];

8. To delete a table.

mysql> drop table [table name];

9. Show all data in a table.

mysql> SELECT * FROM [table name];

10. Returns the columns and column information pertaining to the designated table.

mysql> show columns from [table name];

11. Show certain selected rows with the value “apple”.

mysql> SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE [field name] = "apple";

12. Show all records containing the name “Paul” AND the phone number ’888999′.

mysql> SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE name = "Paul" AND phone_number = '888999';

13. Show all records not containing the name “Merry” AND the phone number ’732788′
order by the phone_number field.[/sql]

mysql> SELECT * FROM [table name] WHERE name != "Merry" AND
phone_number = '732788' order by phone_number;

13. To list all of the table in a particular database

mysql> SHOW FULL TABLES IN rs_hugodb_beta7 WHERE TABLE_TYPE LIKE 'BASE TABLE';

or

mysql> SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.tables WHERE TABLE_TYPE LIKE 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_SCHEMA LIKE 'database_name';

where database_name is your database name

14. To list all of the view in a particular database

mysql> SHOW FULL TABLES IN database_name WHERE TABLE_TYPE LIKE 'VIEW';

or

mysql> SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM information_schema.tables WHERE TABLE_TYPE LIKE 'VIEW' AND TABLE_SCHEMA LIKE 'database_name';

where database_name is your database name

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