Selecting a database: mysql> USE database; Listing databases: mysql> SHOW DATABASES; Listing tables in a db: mysql> SHOW TABLES; Describing the format of a table: mysql> DESCRIBE table; Creating a database: mysql> CREATE DATABASE db_name; Creating a table: mysql> CREATE TABLE table_name (field1_name TYPE(SIZE), field2_name TYPE(SIZE)); Ex: mysql> CREATE TABLE pet (name VARCHAR(20), sex CHAR(1), bi