29. The MariaDB SQL Database Management System

In This Chapter

Terminology

Installing a MariaDB Server and Client

Client Options

Setting Up MariaDB

Creating a Database

Adding a User

Examples

Creating a Table

Adding Data

Backing Up a Database

Modifying Data

Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

Image Explain what SQL is and how it relates to MariaDB

Image Explain what a database, table, row, and column are and the relationship between them

Install a MariaDB server and client on the local system

Set up MariaDB, including a ~/.my.cnf ...

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