# SQL Cheatsheet ## Unique Features - Declarative language for managing relational databases - Used to create, modify, and query databases - Supports ACID transactions for data consistency - Standardized language with multiple dialects ## Data Types - Integer: `INT` - Decimal: `DECIMAL` - Character: `CHAR` - Varying character: `VARCHAR` - Date: `DATE` - Time: `TIME` - Timestamp: `TIMESTAMP` - Boolean: `BOOLEAN` ## Creating Tables ```sql CREATE TABLE [table name] ( [column name] [data type] [optional parameters], [column name] [data type] [optional parameters], ... ); ``` ## Inserting Data ```sql INSERT INTO [table name] ([column name], [column name], ...) VALUES ([value], [value], ...); ``` ## Updating Data ```sql UPDATE [table name] SET [column name] = [new value], [column name] = [new value], ... WHERE [condition]; ``` ## Deleting Data ```sql DELETE FROM [table name] WHERE [condition]; ``` ## Querying Data ```sql SELECT [column name], [column name], ... FROM [table name] WHERE [condition] ORDER BY [column name] [ASC/DESC]; ``` ## Joins ```sql SELECT [column name], [column name], ... FROM [table name 1] JOIN [table name 2] ON [table name 1].[column name] = [table name 2].[column name]; ``` ## Aggregation ```sql SELECT COUNT([column name]) FROM [table name]; SELECT AVG([column name]) FROM [table name]; SELECT SUM([column name]) FROM [table name]; ``` ## Functions ```sql MAX([column name]) MIN([column name]) UPPER([string]) LOWER([string]) SUBSTR([string], [start], [length]) ``` ## Resources - [SQL Tutorial](https://www.w3schools.com/sql/) - [PostgreSQL Documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/) - [MySQL Documentation](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/)