Learn CYPHER with Real Code Examples

Updated Nov 18, 2025

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Installation Setup

Install Neo4j Desktop or Neo4j Community/Enterprise

Enable Bolt protocol

Configure memory and cache settings

Create constraints and indexes

Use Cypher Shell or Neo4j Browser

Environment Setup

Install Neo4j

Configure memory & clustering

Install APOC/GDS

Connect via Browser or Shell

Config Files

neo4j.conf

APOC config

Driver configuration (bolt settings)

GDS procedure configs

Cli Commands

cypher-shell

:schema commands

:PROFILE and :EXPLAIN

MATCH, CREATE, MERGE statements

Internationalization

UTF-8 support

No locale-specific constraints

Works with multilingual datasets

Full-text search w/ analyzers

Accessibility

Readable ASCII-art syntax

Self-explanatory patterns

Schema-optional modeling

Rich documentation & examples

Ui Styling

Visualization via Neo4j Browser

Custom nodes/edges in Bloom

APIs for front-end graph visualization

GraphQL integration for UI apps

State Management

Nodes hold properties

Relationships store direction & metadata

Transactions handle atomic operations

APOC/GDS manage advanced states

Data Management

CRUD using Cypher

Batch imports

Index creation

Graph projections for analytics