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Post by Da Brain on Mar 1, 2007 15:55:03 GMT -5
AARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Post by Satai Vadenn ra Sinoval on Mar 1, 2007 16:47:40 GMT -5
what is a SQL??
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Post by Count Blademaster on Mar 1, 2007 17:01:33 GMT -5
SQL is Structured Query Language, its the most popular language used to make queries for databases. Let me try to be more graphical:
Suppose you have a database (think of it as a big excel spreadsheet), in which you store the usernames and passwords of the registered users of your website. Suppose some guy wants to login to you website, he writes his name and his password, then a script on you website (a small program that handles this dynamic stuff in your site) makes a query to the database asking: "Give me all the rows (each row is a user) where the column USERNAME is: xxxxx and the column PASSOWRD is: yyyyy. If it returns something, then his password is ok and he may enter. The language you talk to the database to make this query is SQL and should read something like this:
SELECT * FROM USERS WHERE PASSWORD = 'xxxx' AND USERNAME = 'yyyyyy'
Whew! That's SQL in a nutshell.
What's your problem Scott?, I'm no expert, but maybe I can help.
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Post by Head Fur Shalafi on Mar 1, 2007 17:02:08 GMT -5
2 + 2 = physh ;D
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Post by Satai Vadenn ra Sinoval on Mar 1, 2007 20:08:26 GMT -5
Daylight Savings Time?
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Post by Lord Hellus, Council Chairman on Mar 1, 2007 22:08:55 GMT -5
Anyone speak english?
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Post by Satai Vadenn ra Sinoval on Mar 1, 2007 22:09:35 GMT -5
great explanation. Thanks. I feel like I got smarter just by being here. +1 karma for you (if we had it)  |
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Post by Commander Malex on Mar 2, 2007 21:28:13 GMT -5
Zdrazdvoitsie! Kak Diella..[sorry broke into Russian]...
As with most things computer programming related...yes, they SUCK until you get good at them and have some help from the Sages of Arcane Knowledge (Database administrators and programmers). Then when you think you've got it and walk away for a while, d**n! Can't remember a gol-darn thing and software updates and revisions have rendered anything I might know obsolete...Back to square One! ;D
Suggestion: Big Bottle of Extra-Strength Excedrin
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