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MySQL Sample Database
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We use the classicmodels database as a MySQL sample database to help you work with MySQL quickly and effectively. The classicmodels database is a retailer of scale models of classic cars database. It contains typical business data such as customers, products, sales orders, sales order line items, etc.
We use this sample database in our
MySQL tutorials
to demonstrate many MySQL features from
simple queries
to complex
stored procedures
.
Download MySQL Sample Database
You can download the MySQL sample database via the following link:
Download MySQL Sample Database
The download file is in ZIP format so you need a zip program to unzip it. You can download a free zip program at
www.7-zip.org
.
After uncompressing the sampledatabase.zip file, you can load the sample database into MySQL database server by following
how to load sample database into MySQL database server tutorial
and test it by using the following SQL statements:
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USE classicmodels;
SELECT * FROM customers;
Basically, those statements switch the current database to classicmodels and query data from the customers table. If you see the customer data returned, you have successfully imported the sample database into the MySQL database server.
MySQL Sample Database Schema
The MySQL sample database schema consists of the following tables:
· Customers: stores customer’s data.
· Products: stores a list of scale model cars.
· ProductLines: stores a list of product line categories.
· Orders: stores sales orders placed by customers.
· OrderDetails: stores sales order line items for each sales order.
· Payments: stores payments made by customers based on their accounts.
· Employees: stores all employee information as well as the organization structure such as who reports to whom.
· Offices: stores sales office data.
You can download the MySQL sample database ER-diagram in PDF format via the following link.
Download MySQL Sample Database Diagram PDF A4
We recommend that you print the ER diagram out and stick it to your desk to get familiar with the schema while learning MySQL.
Have fun learning MySQL!
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