Other Ways to Create SQL in GCP

• Creating a Cloud SQL instance using the GCloud Command Line Tool: You can also create a Cloud SQL instance using the GCloud command-line tool, which is a command-line interface for GCP services. This can be useful if you want to automate the creation of Cloud SQL instances or if you prefer working with the command line.
• Creating a Cloud SQL instance using Terraform: Terraform is an infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that allows you to define and manage infrastructure resources in a declarative way. You can use Terraform to create a Cloud SQL instance by writing a Terraform configuration file that specifies the desired configuration for the instance.
• Creating a Cloud SQL instance from a MySQL dump file: If you have an existing MySQL database that you want to migrate to Cloud SQL, you can create a Cloud SQL instance from a MySQL dump file. This can be done by creating a Cloud SQL instance and then restoring the dump file to the instance using the MySQL command-line client or a MySQL client like MySQL Workbench.

Pre-requisite: Google Cloud DB

In this article, we will go through the process of creating a MySQL database using Cloud SQL, which is a fully-managed database service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Cloud SQL makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer a MySQL database in the cloud. This tutorial will cover all the steps involved in creating a MySQL database using Cloud SQL, including setting up the Cloud SQL instance, connecting to the instance, and creating a database and tables.

Key Terminologies

• Cloud SQL: Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It allows you to create and manage databases in the cloud, without the need to set up and maintain your own hardware and infrastructure.
• MySQL: MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is used for storing and managing data in a structured format. It is widely used for web applications and online databases.
• Instance: An instance in Cloud SQL refers to a single MySQL database server. Each instance has a unique name and can be accessed using a unique connection string.
• Database: A database is a collection of tables that stores data in a structured format. In MySQL, a database is created using the CREATE DATABASE statement.
• Table: A table is a collection of related data stored in a structured format within a database. In MySQL, tables are created using the CREATE TABLE statement.

Now that we have defined the key terminologies, let’s go through the steps involved in creating a MySQL database using Cloud SQL