We need to start “mysql” and enter the SQL statement at the “mysql” prompt.
>cd \mysql\bin >mysql -u root test Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 4 to server version: 5.0.24 mysql> CREATE TABLE links (name VARCHAR(80)); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.10 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO links VALUES ('dba.w3mentor.com'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.02 sec) mysql> quit; Bye