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==Startup==First of all, please launch a '''Server''' and '''Client''' instance of BaseX: double click on the '''BaseX Server/Client''' icons, or run the <code>basexserver</code> and <code>basexclient</code> scripts. [[Startup#BaseX Server|Follow this link]] for more information (or check out the additional [[Startup Options#BaseX Server|command-line options]]).
==Create First, launch a database==* To create a database you need an XML document, e.g. [http://files.basex.org/xml/factbook.xml factbook.xml].* Save this document to the directory you are working in.* In the client terminal, type in:<pre>: > [[Commands#CREATE DATABASE|CREATE DB]] factbook factbook.xml</pre> : '''factbookServer''' is the name of the database <br/>: and '''factbook.xmlClient''' is instance of BaseX: double click on the xml file, which is used to create the database<br'''BaseX Server/> If everything works you see the following lines:<pre>Database Client''factbook' created in 950.83 ms.</pre> ; Where is the database stored?By defaulticons, databases are stored in or run the <code>BaseXDatabasexserver</code> directory, which is located in your home folder.Depending on your [[Configuration]], the location of your home folder varies. For example, on a Mac it's <code>/Users/John</code>, if your name is John. If you have used the Windows Installer, the directory will be named and <code>databasexclient</code>, and reside in the application directoryscripts. ==Execute a query==The [[CommandsStartup#XQUERYBaseX Server|XQUERY]] command lets you run a query.* For example, Follow this query returns all country nodes in the currently opened database.<pre>: > [[Commands#XQUERY|XQUERYlink]] //country</pre> * You can also run queries in files:<pre>: > [[Commands#RUN|RUN]] /Users/John/query.xq</pre> ==Create a new database==Now we will create another database from the [http://files.basex.org/xml/xmark.xml xmark.xml] document. * Create for more information (or check out the new database, named 'xmark'.<pre>: > additional [[CommandsCommand-Line Options#CREATE DATABASEBaseX Server|CREATE DBcommand-line options]] xmark xmark).xml</pre>
* Set the new database xmark as the context:<pre>: > [[Commands#OPEN|OPEN]] xmark</pre>==Working on Command-Line==
* Now you can easily execute queries on your new database:<pre>: > The BaseX command-line client provides similar features to the [[Commands#XQUERY|XQUERYStandalone Mode]] . The major difference is that all commands will be executed by the BaseX server instance. As a consequence, paths//people/person/name</pre>URIs to resources need to be resolvable by the server (file contents will not be transfered to the server).
==Switch Username and password can also be specified as command-line option. To evaluate commands without entering the database==* You console mode, you can explicitly query the factbook database with use the <code>doc(...)-c</code> funtion, no matter what option on the current context is.command line:
: > [[Commands#XQUERY|XQUERY]] doc(basexclient -V -Uadmin -Padmin -c "factbook")//country</pre> * Otherwise, to set factbook as the current context, execute the following:<pre>: > [[Commands#OPEN|OPEN]] factbook</pre> * To list the current context, type:<pre>: > [[Commands#SHOW|SHOW]] DATABASES</pre> That yields the following lines: <pre>1 opened database(s):- factbook (1x)</pre> ==Close or delete a database==* To [[Commands|close]] the current context database, please type: <pre>: > [[Commands#CLOSE|CLOSE]]</pre> * Use the [[Commands#DROP|DROP]] command to delete the xmark database:<pre>: > [[Commands#DROP DATABASE|DROP CREATE DB]] xmarkinput <example/pre> ==Create a collection=='''What is a collection?'''With BaseX you can group documents into one logical collection. A collection is a database that contains two or more documents. Collections accept any type of XML documents, regardless of their structure. Let's add the xmark.xml document to the factbook database to create a collection. The name of the original factbook database remains. * First make sure factbook is opened:<pre>: > [[Commands#OPEN|OPEN]] factbook<; XQUERY /pre> * Now add the xmark.xml document: <pre>: > [[Commands#ADD|ADD]] xmark.xml</pre> ==Delete a document==* Deleting a document from a collection is easy:<pre>: > [[Commands#DELETE|DELETE]] xmark.xml</pre> Make sure that the collection, which contains the '''xmark.xml''' document, is opened. ==Delete a collection==Deleting a collection is the same as deleting a database. * To delete the collection factbook, type:<pre>: > [[Commands#DROP DATABASE|DROP DB]] factbook</pre> ==Get server information==Several commands help to explore the state of a server. For a complete list, please visit the [[Commands]] Section. * To see all databases on the server, type:<pre>: > [[Commands#LIST|LIST]]</pre> * To see which database is currently opened:<pre>: > [[Commands#SHOW DATABASES|SHOW DATABASES]]</pre> * To see the general information of the opened database, type:<pre>: > [[Commands#INFO|INFO]]</pre> * To see the users in BaseX, type:<pre>: > [[Commands#SHOW USERS|SHOW USERS]]</pre> ==Backup and restore==* To backup your database, type::<pre>> [[Commands#CREATE BACKUP|CREATE BACKUP]] factbook</pre>"
* To restore your database, type:Database 'input' created in 13.85 ms.:<preexample/>> [[Commands#RESTORE|RESTORE]] factbookQuery:</pre>
'''Where is the backup-file stored?'''Parsing: 0.18 msCompiling: 0.04 msEvaluating: 0.12 msPrinting: 0.07 msTotal Time: 0.41 ms
The backup-file is stored in the database directory.The file is named <code>factbook-timestamp.zip</code> Hit(<code>db_name-timestamp.zip</code>s).: 1 ItemUpdated: 0 ItemsPrinted: 10 BytesRead Locking: local [input]To restore the database the file with the newest timestamp is taken.Write Locking: none
==See also ==[[Standalone Mode]], [[GUI]], [[Getting Started]], [[Advanced Usage]][[Category:Beginner]][[Category:Server]]Query "user" executed in 0.41 ms.</pre>
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It shows you how to run BaseX in client-server mode from a terminal. You can copy and paste all commands to get them running on your machine. After you finished this tutorial, you will be familiar with the basic administration of BaseX. Visit the [[Commands|commands section]] for a complete list of database commands.
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