SQLite3 MinGW on Windows 10

To use SQLite3 with MinGW on Windows 10, follow these steps:

1. Download SQLite3 Source Code:
   Download the amalgamation source code of SQLite from their official website: https://www.sqlite.org/download.html

2. Extract Source Code:
   Extract the downloaded source code ZIP file to a directory of your choice.

3. Compile SQLite3:
   Open the MinGW terminal and navigate to the directory where you extracted the SQLite source code. Use the following commands to compile SQLite3:

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   gcc -c sqlite3.c -o sqlite3.o
   
   gcc sqlite3.o -o sqlite3.exe
   
   

4. Add to PATH:
   Add the directory containing the compiled sqlite3.exe to your system's PATH environment variable. This will allow you to run the SQLite3 command from any terminal window.

5. Verify Installation:
   Open a new terminal window and run the following command to verify that SQLite3 is installed and working:

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   sqlite3 --version
   
   

6. Start Using SQLite3:
   You can now use the sqlite3 command in the terminal to interact with SQLite databases. For example, to open a new database or create a new table, you can use commands like:

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   sqlite3 mydatabase.db
   
   

   Once inside the SQLite prompt, you can enter SQL commands to create tables, insert data, query data, and more.

Please note that the compilation steps and commands provided here assume that you have MinGW installed and configured properly on your Windows system. Make sure that you have a working MinGW environment before attempting to compile SQLite3.

Also, keep in mind that compiling SQLite3 from source allows you to use the command-line interface (sqlite3.exe) on your Windows system. If you're looking to use SQLite3 with programming languages like C or C++, you'll need to link against the SQLite library in your code.