---
title: "Command Line Basics: MySQL"
url: "/articles/command-line-basics-mysql"
type: article
date: 2010-09-21
updated: 2021-01-12
---

# Command Line Basics: MySQL

#  Command Line Basics: MySQL 

 This video looks at the basics of working with MySQL from the command line.

 By

 [  Addison Berry   ](/about/addison-berry) 

 September 21, 2010

  

This video looks at the basics of working with MySQL from the command line. We get into the mysql environment and look at databases, tables and fields. We cover creating and deleting databases, creating a user, and querying within a particular database.

 

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