mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS product
-> (
-> id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
-> name VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
-> price DECIMAL(6,2) NOT NULL
-> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO product (name, price) VALUES ("Monaco", 6.99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO product (name, price) VALUES ("Cavendish", 4.99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO product (name, price) VALUES ("Mosaic", 6.99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO product (name, price) VALUES ("Blue Reef", 8.99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> INSERT INTO product (name, price) VALUES ("Silver Swirl", 14.99);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> # show all data in the "product" table
mysql> SELECT * FROM product;
+----+--------------+-------+
| id | name | price |
+----+--------------+-------+
| 1 | Monaco | 6.99 |
| 2 | Cavendish | 4.99 |
| 3 | Mosaic | 6.99 |
| 4 | Blue Reef | 8.99 |
| 5 | Silver Swirl | 14.99 |
+----+--------------+-------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> # show records where the name has 6 characters
mysql> SELECT * FROM product WHERE name REGEXP "^......$";
+----+--------+-------+
| id | name | price |
+----+--------+-------+
| 1 | Monaco | 6.99 |
| 3 | Mosaic | 6.99 |
+----+--------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop table product;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>