How to practise SQL ??

Hi

I have win XP installed on my laptop. My frnd wants to learn SQL . I can teach him . But prob is that which software to install to access SQL on laptop ????

For teaching him unix , I had installed Linux and he practised on Terminal

Now how to install oracle DB and access SQL ??

Any free tool ?

Please reply and thanks

Try MySQL

It's FREE and widely used (as Oracle).

And mostly, SQL queries remains same across various databases. So, don't worry.

Use oracle and sql developer. You can also go for mysql as garbage said. Both are widely used, and are quite similar.

download oracle or mysql.
that's with it.

If you are going to use MySQL, then also download the MySQL GUI tools. It includes a server administrator and query browser. Many people don't consider efficiency of queries and as a result, they become 'expert' in writing bloated queries and slowing the applications!

Besides, it will always leave a good impression of you if a senior sees a well-optimised query.

^^ Thanks buddies ...let me try MySQL and post the results

^^hey but MySql doesn't support nested queries and some other things like procedures etc AFAIK

arre yaar utni door koi nahin jaa raha

You can also try for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition.

Yes let me add.

Oracle and MySQL from SUN will completely slow down the system.
Especially Orace !!! The sql servers and other process running in the back ground eat system resources.

^^^ grrrrr

ye sab pehle kyun nahin bataya..

I just want a simple SQL prompt where I can create tables, run some joins , WHERE clause queries thats IT

T159 said:
^^hey but MySql doesn't support nested queries and some other things like procedures etc AFAIK

You mean subqueries or joins? It does support!
Stored procedures are supported from v5 onwards!

a_k_s_h_a_y said:
Yes let me add.
MySQL from SUN will completely slow down the system.

RUBBISH.

^^ Use Oracle and SQL Developer, just make sure you run it in a virtual machine.

rohan_shenoy said:
You mean subqueries or joins? It does support!
Stored procedures are supported from v5 onwards!

true.

rohan_shenoy said:
You mean subqueries or joins? It does support!
Stored procedures are supported from v5 onwards!

RUBBISH.

Oh ya ? why not download and install Oracle Enterprise 10g on your system and try out !

200 MB RAM for Oralce, 20 MB for Java and few other process taking some 100 MB of RAM is not bad .. then fine !! These process load at start up ! form start your RAM is taken.

better get whole package xampp, run when you need and do not waste your memory all the time

*www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-linux.html

a_k_s_h_a_y said:
Oh ya ? why not download and install Oracle Enterprise 10g on your system and try out !

200 MB RAM for Oralce, 20 MB for Java and few other process taking some 100 MB of RAM is not bad .. then fine !! These process load at start up ! form start your RAM is taken.

Don't start jumping on reading my replies. I have never directed my reply towards Oracle, but towards MySQL.

yes i don't know about MySQL !
We should install the Complete MySQL RDBMS Package and test out.

+1 for XAMPP.