Is there a way to create a MySQL “alias” while creating a VIEW?

Yes, use the AS keyword to create a MySQL alias. Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable (    FirstName varchar(100) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.54 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Chris'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.15 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Robert'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> insert into DemoTable values('Sam'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.11 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable;

This will produce the following output −

+-----------+ | FirstName | +-----------+ | Chris | | Robert | | Sam | +-----------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Following is the query to create a MySQL “alias” −

mysql> create view load_data AS select *from DemoTable; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.22 sec)

Let us check the records −

mysql> select *from load_data;

This will produce the following output −

+-----------+ | FirstName | +-----------+ | Chris | | Robert | | Sam | +-----------+ 3 rows in set (0.04 sec)