Get up to speed on MySQL basics with this step-by-step tutorial on how to create a database, add a table, and input data into the table.

Merging Tables with MySQL Merging tables, called "joining" in MySQL terms, is done by using the MySQL command interface in phpMyAdmin to create a new table.

Jack Wallen explains how to add data into a MySQL table from the command line.

Press "Enter." MySQL prints the line "Database changed." Type "CREATE TABLE" and the name of the table to create, followed by a comma-separated list of column names in parentheses.