Useful stock SQL datasets?

Question

Does anyone know of any resources that provide good, useful stock datasets? For example, I\'ve downloaded a SQL script that includes all of the U.S. states, cities, and zipcode

Answer 1

The MySQL documentation site has a list to a downloadable dataset already in SQL format, ready for use in a database.

1. Download the dataset, such as the world database: http://downloads.mysql.com/docs/world_innodb.sql.gz
2. Change directory into the folder you downloaded to, e.g. cd Downloads
3. Unzip gunzip world_innodb.sql.gz
4. Login to mysql and create a world database

$ mysql mysql> create database world mysql> quit

5. Import the contents of the mysqldump file using cat

cat world_innodb.sql | mysql world

This dataset is idea for learners, looking to practice their SQL.