Introduction to MySQL/MariaDB database SQL views

Posted by linuxer on Aug 4, 2019 8:16 AM EDT
linuxconfig.org; By Egidio Docile
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A database view is nothing but a virtual table, which does not contains data itself, but references data contained in other tables. Views are basically the result of stored queries which can vary on complexity and can be used, for example, to hide data from users, allowing access only on selected columns of a table, or simply to provide a different point of view on the existing data. In this tutorial we will see how to create, update, alter and drop a view on a MySQL, MariaDB database.

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