Arca uses standard SQL commands and queries for the most common database operations, like inserting and updating records, or retrieving information from your database file.

The great thing about supporting standard SQL is that you do not have to learn a proprietary set of commands in order to use Arca if you are already familiar with other database engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle or MS SQL Server. And if you do not know SQL yet, there are lots of resources available to help you learn the language, and the knowledge will be useful for any database related work you need to do in the future, using Arca or other tools.

Below you can find links to tutorials and information related to the SQL language in the web. These are provided for your convenience only, we do not have an affiliation with any of the web sites linked from this page.

	SQLite.org		Arca is built on top of a customized version of SQLite, a widely used embedded database engine. SQLite is present in several software projects and tools, including PHP5. In most cases Arca database files can be opened and used by other tools that also use the SQLite engine, for easier sharing of data. The SQLite.org site contains lots of technical documentation about the engine, supported SQL features, benchmarks and a user-created wiki. Please notice that not all features of SQLite are available in Arca, and vice-versa. Tabuleiro supports the SQLite community with projects like the SQLite Database Browser, a customized version of the Arca Database Browser available free of charge to users of other SQLite-compatible database projects and tools.
	SQL Tutorial		This tutorial aims to teach beginners the building blocks of SQL. Almost all code and examples work in Arca without modifications.
	SQL Course		An online tutorial covering basic SQL commands. Very complete and useful for SQL beginners.
	SQL Tutorial		Free educational web site covering SQL concepts and clauses, featuring many SQL programming examples.
	SQL Tutorial		Online tutorial for SQL commands, starting with basic commands but quickly progressing to more advanced SQL queries.
	SQL Tutorial		Online SQL tutorial, also covering basic operations like insert, select, update and others.