SQLite

Understanding SQLite Database With Examples

In this article on Understanding SQLite Database With Examples, I will explain what is SQLite and when you should use it. Here you will also find some examples of using SQLite.

When you need to use a light weight, cross-platform, and open-source database, SQLite is the best choice. It is a serverless database. In other words, you don’t need to install a database server.

Like any other SQL database, we can run queries in SQLite. However, SQLite is a file based database and therefore differs from other SQL based databases. Also, being a file based database makes it portable. It require client side libraries. Almost every programming language has SQLite libraries. So it simply exists as an API and creates a single file database.

First you need to download SQLite from its official website.

Sqlite3 Download Page
Sqlite3 Download Page

Then, select the appropriate version according to your operating system.

Precompiled sqlite3 binaries for Windows
Precompiled sqlite3 binaries for Windows

Next, you need to set the environment variables.

Creating Environment Variables
Creating Environment Variables

So, set the PATH variable as given below. It should be the path to the folder where you have saved the extracted folder for SQLite.

Setting PATH Variable
Setting PATH Variable

Launch the command prompt and type sqlite3 as given below.

Running sqlite3 on Command Prompt in Windows
Running sqlite3 on Command Prompt in Windows

You can create a database as follows.

Creating a Database in sqlite3
Creating a Database in sqlite3

That’s it. Now you can use SQLite3 for storing and managing data.


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