Neo4j is a graph database management system developed by Neo Technology, Inc. Cypher is a declarative graph query language that allows for expressive and efficient data querying in a property graph.
In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to write basic queries in Cypher for a Graph database in Neo4j. Let’s start with Neo4j installation and then we’ll go through the questions.
- Starting Neo4J :
Download the Neo4j package from http://neo4j.com/download/ Unzip the downloaded file and use the provided installer. Start the Neo4j Desktop App and start the database after (optionally) selecting a location for your database files. (Click New project, New Database, choose Local, Create and then Start). (and create a new graph)
- Neo4j’s Web Interface :
Launch a web browser, and navigate to the web interface : http://localhost:7474/
On the top of the web interface, you find the editor where you can type your commands and queries. For example, if you type :play intro and press enter after you will launch a guide for Neo4j.
