SQLZOO:About

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SQLZoo includes tutorials and reference to support people learning SQL.

It is based on MediaWiki and it allows users to change the content. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages shows how to edit pages in "standard" media wiki.

  • Only users with the teacher role can edit pages.
    • Any teachers who can help with fixing errors or creating content are most welcome
    • Send an email (ideally from an educational address) to qa.sqlzoo@gmail.com and tell us your user name - we can add that role so that you can edit.

SQLZoo features:

  • Interactive access to several SQL engines
  • Sample databases
  • Practical exercise
  • Instant feedback on the success of the student's attempts

Data

The data used in the databases is available in a slightly odd version of SQL:

For example

Format

SQLZoo includes a number of extensions to normal Wiki text:

  • class='qu'
    • A div with class qu is interpreted as an interactive question.
    • A div.qu element should include a source.def element
      • This contains the default text that the user sees.
      • Sometime this is a useful hint and is close to the correct answer.
      • It may be empty - but users often click without changing the text before even looking at it
    • A div.qu element may include a source.ans element
      • This contains the correct SQL.
      • This is hidden from the user (but not well hidden)
      • The user's result is compared with the answers result and a score is calculated

Here is an example of a question: 

==Warming up==
<div class='qu'>
[[Read the notes about this table.]] Observe the result of running a simple SQL command.
<source lang='sql' class='def'>
SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc
</source>
<source lang='sql' class='ans'>
SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc
</source>
</div>

And here is how that looks when rendered...

Warming up

Read the notes about this table. Observe the result of running a simple SQL command. 

SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc

SELECT name, region, population FROM bbc

StartAt

You can include a ***startAt*** span at the top of the page. This will ensure that question numbering starts at the specified value. 


<span id=startAt class=params>6</span>

respectorder

Most questions do not respect order - a querry is considered correct even if the order of the student's work differs from the correct answer. You can over-ride that rule by insisting that the question respects order. Place this invisible tag in your qu tag. 


<span class='params respectorder'></span>

Hints

You can include a hint. The title will be shown, if the user clicks on the text the body will be revealed:

Now the hint has been revealed

<div class='hint' title='Click here to see the hint'>Now the hint has been revealed</div>

Clear Results


<div class="lsclear">Clear your results</div>
Clear your results

Setting up AWS server

  • Start with Amazon Linux - pick a paravirtual one from the bottom of the list of AMI - the ones at the top
  • Use classic network
  • Log in as ec2-user
sudo su
yum install httpd
scp -C andrew@146.176.166.2:sqlzoo-source.tar ~
mv ~/public_html/sqlzoo /var/www/html
yum install mysql-server
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'topsecret'
scp andrew@146.176.166.2:sqlzoo_wiki.sql.gz ~
scp andrew@146.176.166.2:gisq.sql.gz ~

yum install php
yum install php-pear
yum install php-mysql
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

mysql... 

create database gisq;
grant all on gisq.* to gisq@localhost identified by 'brazil';
grant select on gisq.* to scott identified by 'tiger';
create database scott;
use scott
grant all on scott.* to scott identified by 'tiger';
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