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KwickClips Databases and SQL · 40 sec · free

Why does MySQL show -›?

Short answer. The statement has no semicolon yet.

How do you leave MySQL?

Type exit or quit.

Remember

mysql -u root -p to log in
Arrow means: add a semicolon

My S Q L shows an arrow and does nothing. Why? Log in with dash U root and dash P. Forgot the semicolon? The arrow waits. Type it and press enter. Log in as root. An arrow means add a semicolon.

This clip is from the full lesson: Introduction to SQL and MySQL: DDL, DML and DQL — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.

Useful for: CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065), CBSE Class 11 Information Technology (802), CBSE Class 11 Information Technology (802)

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