Postgres SQL is one of the open source Database Management Systems which is an amazing one. While there are many pros and cons of PostgresSQL over Oracle MySQL, PostgresSQL is definitely going to save a lot of time in terms of efficiency gains that you will do.

For example - Importing CSV file is easy in PostgresSQL and often if you will try importing CSV file to MySQL through Musqlworkbench, the entire data isn't imported in multiple attempts even after trying fixing the source files multiple times. PostgresSQL imports them without any issue.

 

To retrieve data from a table in a MySQL database using the SELECT statement, you can use various clauses to filter, sort, and manipulate the data. Here’s a guide to help you get started:

Basic Syntax

SELECT column1, column2, ... 
FROM table_name;

- column1, column2, ...: The columns you want to retrieve. You can also use  to select all columns.
- table_name: The name of the table you want to query.

 Examples of SELECT Statements

1. Select All Columns:

The database INFORMATION_SCHEMA contains the database metadata, information about the MySQL server such as the name of a database or table, the data type of a column, or access privileges. Other terms that are sometimes used for this information are data dictionary and system catalog.

 

To pull the column names of a MySQL Table, you will have to use the below query - 

 

SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'youtube'
AND TABLE_NAME = 'videoslist';
 

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