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Master the database that powers the web. Learn to install MySQL, store, retrieve and update data, work with multiple relational tables, connect and program the database, and back everything up!
What you will learn
- Get started with MySQL
- Store, modify, and retrieve data
- Work with multiple tables
Description
Get a Jump Start on working with MySQL today!
MySQL is the extremely popular open source relational database management system that powers many of the applications on the Web. Discover why MySQL's speed, ease of use, and flexibility make it the database of choice for so many developers.
From “big data” data sets in an enterprise data center to hand-scribbled shopping lists, data is everywhere. Corporations collect as much of it as they can which they then analyze to formulate new business strategies. Scientists study data looking for answers that can save lives, improve our environment, and explain our place in the universe. Even the average person maintains a fair amount, from ledgers detailing one’s spending habits to phone numbers in a cellphone’s address book. Storing and organizing all this data has become so easy now that we often take for granted many of the database concepts and algorithms that make that possible.
This book is an introduction to the basic concepts of working with a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), specifically the popular open-source RDBMS MySQL. Like other installments in Site Point’s Jump Start series, it aims to give you a head start in your understanding of the chosen technology. You’ll learn the basics quickly, in a friendly, (hopefully) pain-free way, and have a solid foundation to continue your learning.
What separates this title from others in the SitePoint lineup is that it discusses a technology widely used outside of just the world of web development. That’s not to say MySQL isn’t popular with developers creating web-based applications, quite the contrary. But databases are used in so many other scenarios as well and so we've tried to capture this the selection of topics.
Who is this for?
Developers with some previous programming experience. No specific language is required.
Creator
Timothy Boronczyk
Timothy Boronczyk is a native of Syracuse, New York, where he lives with no wife and no cats. He has a degree in Software Application Programming, is a Zend Certified Engineer, and a Certified Scrum Master. By day, Timothy works as a developer at ShoreGroup, Inc. By night, he freelances as a writer and editor. Timothy enjoys spending what little spare time he has left visiting friends, dabbling with Esperanto, and sleeping with his feet off the end of his bed.
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Reviews
ranjan
Thankss :) as a beginner i learned alot from this book :)
mdoherty
A good clear concise book for beginners.
Jacques Laurent
Good introductory/refresher eBook. Simple and direct. I am currently teaching 2 new web developement interns and this will be a good starting point to have them learn from.
A good read could off been a dot more explanatory on building database
Francois van der Hoven
This is exactly what I needed - an easy-to-use and informative guide on the database activities I need to perform most frequently.
