SHOW CHARACTER SET [like_or_where]
SHOW COLLATION [like_or_where]
SHOW [FULL] COLUMNS FROM tbl_name [FROM db_name] [like_or_where]
SHOW CREATE DATABASE db_name
SHOW CREATE FUNCTION func_name
SHOW CREATE PROCEDURE proc_name
SHOW CREATE TABLE tbl_name
SHOW DATABASES [like_or_where]
SHOW ENGINE engine_name {LOGS | STATUS }
SHOW [STORAGE] ENGINES
SHOW ERRORS [LIMIT [offset,] row_count]
SHOW FUNCTION CODE func_name
SHOW FUNCTION STATUS [like_or_where]
SHOW GRANTS FOR user
SHOW INDEX FROM tbl_name [FROM db_name]
SHOW INNODB STATUS
SHOW [...]

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When MySQL uses indexes
Using >, >=, =, <, <=, IF NULL and BETWEEN on a key.
SELECT * FROM `table_name` WHERE `key_part1` = 1 AND `key_part2` > 5;
SELECT * FROM `table_name` WHERE `key_part1` IS NULL;
When you use a LIKE that doesn’t start with a wildcard.
SELECT * FROM `table_name` WHERE `key_part1` LIKE ‘jani%’
Retrieving rows from [...]

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1: IF()
If statements have been a life saver on many occasions. They are invaluable for checking a value then returning another value different from the one stored in the table.
sql Code:

SELECT
IF(myColumn1 = 1, ‘Yes’, ‘No’) AS myIfColumn
FROM
myTable

Result: If myColumn1 equals 1 then Yes else No.
2: ELT()
Similar to an if else statement. The ELT takes the [...]

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