Learn how to master the SELECT statement to form truly useful data queries. This article explains functions, clauses, and keywords that will make your life a lot easier.

Shelley Doll finishes her coverage of SQL data types with an overview of datetime and interval data types. Learn more about the basic syntax of these standard SQL types.

How to Get Started Learning SQL To learn SQL, you need to understand a few basic concepts and commands. SQL uses a certain syntax, or word order, to converse with a database.