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Revision as of 10:27, 12 August 2015

This page is part of the Getting Started Section. BaseX offers a standalone console mode from which all database commands can be executed. The article on the Database Server provides numerous examples for running commands in the console mode (note that the GUI does not interact with the client/server architecture).

Startup

First of all, please launch a standalone version of BaseX: double click on the BaseX icon, or run the basex script. Follow this link for more information (or check out the additional command-line options).

Create a database

  • To create a database you need an XML document, e.g. factbook.xml.
  • Save this document to your working directory.
  • Type in the following command to create and open the database:

> CREATE DB factbook factbook.xml

factbook is the name of the database
factbook.xml is the initial input of the database
Where is the database stored?

By default, databases are stored in the BaseXData 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 /Users/John, if your name is John. If you are working with the ZIP or EXE distribution, the directory will be named data and reside in the application directory.

Execute a query

The XQUERY command lets you run a query.

  • For example, this query returns all country nodes in the currently opened database.

> XQUERY //country

  • You can also run queries in files:

> RUN /Users/John/query.xq

More database commands

  • The following command lists all databases than can be opened by the currently logged in user:

> LIST

  • To open an existing database, execute the following:

> OPEN factbook

  • To get information on the currently opened database, type:

> INFO

  • You can also address a database within your query with the db:open function:

> XQUERY db:open("factbook")//country

Close or delete a database

  • To close the current database, please type:

> CLOSE

  • Use the DROP DB command to delete a database:

> DROP DB factbook

Collections

One database can contain not only a single, but millions of documents. All documents can have a different structure.

With the following commands, you can create an empty database and add two documents. It is also possible to address resources via URLs:

> CREATE DB store
> ADD factbook.xml
> ADD http://files.basex.org/xml/xmark.xml

Delete a document

  • Deleting a document from a collection is easy:

> DELETE xmark.xml

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:

> DROP DB factbook

Backup and restore

  • To backup your database, type:

> CREATE BACKUP factbook

  • To restore your database, type:

> RESTORE factbook

Where is the backup-file stored?

The backup-file is stored in the database directory. The file is named factbook-timestamp.zip (db_name-timestamp.zip). To restore the database the file with the newest timestamp is taken.