USE
Syntax
The USE
statement tells MariaDB to use the db_name
db_name
database as the default (current) database for subsequent statements. The database remains the default until the end of the session or another USE
statement is issued:
USE db1; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mytable; # selects from db1.mytable USE db2; SELECT COUNT(*) FROM mytable; # selects from db2.mytable
Making a particular database the default by means of the USE
statement does not preclude you from accessing tables in other databases. The following example accesses the author
table from the db1
database and the editor
table from the db2
database:
USE db1; SELECT author_name,editor_name FROM author,db2.editor WHERE author.editor_id = db2.editor.editor_id;
The USE
statement is provided for compatibility with Sybase.