SQL SELECT

The SELECT statement is used to select data from a database.

SQL SELECT Syntax

SELECT field_names FROM table_name

Field name should be seperated with comma .

If you want the data from all the fields ,then just use “ * “

MySQL Table – users

+—-+——+
| id | name |
+—-+——+
|  1 | PHP  |
|  2 | JS   |
|  3 | HTML |
|  4 | JSP  |
|  5 | ASP  |
+—-+——+

Example

mysql> select * from users;
+—-+——+
| id | name |
+—-+——+
|  1 | PHP  |
|  2 | PHP  |
|  3 | PHP  |
|  4 | PHP  |
|  5 | PHP  |
+—-+——+

mysql> select name  from users;
+——+
| name |
+——+
| PHP  |
| JS   |
| HTML |
| JSP  |
| ASP  |
+——+