| OverviewMySQL is one of the most popular database
management systems available, powering everything from Internet
powerhouses to individual corporate databases to simple end-user
applications, and everything in between. And this book will teach
you all you need to know to be immediately productive with MySQL.
By working through 30 highly focused hands-on lessons, your
MySQL Crash Course will be both easier and more effective
than you'd have thought possible. Learn how to:
Retrieve and sort data
Filter data using comparisons, regular
expressions, full text search, and much more
Join relational data
Create and alter tables
Insert, update, and delete data
Leverage the power of stored procedures and
triggers
Use views and Cursors
Manage transactional processing
Create user accounts and manage security via
access control
Ben Forta is Macromedia's Senior Technical
Evangelist, and has almost 20 years of experience in the computer
industry in product development, support, training, and product
marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling Sams Teach
Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (now in its third edition, and
translated into over a dozen languages), ColdFusion Web
Application Construction Kit, and Advanced ColdFusion
Development (both published by Que Publishing), Sams Teach
Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes, as well as books on
SQL, Flash, JSP, HomeSite, WAP, Windows 2000, and other
subjects. Editorial ReviewsProduct DescriptionMySQL is one of the most popular database management systems available, powering everything from Internet powerhouses to individual corporate databases to simple end-user applications, and everything in between. And this book will teach you all you need to know to be immediately productive with MySQL. By working through 30 highly focused hands-on lessons, your MySQL Crash Course will be both easier and more effective than you'd have thought possible. Learn how to: -
Retrieve and sort data -
Filter data using comparisons, regular expressions, full text search, and much more -
Join relational data -
Create and alter tables -
Insert, update, and delete data -
Leverage the power of stored procedures and triggers -
Use views and Cursors -
Manage transactional processing -
Create user accounts and manage security via access control Ben Forta is Macromedia's Senior Technical Evangelist, and has almost 20 years of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and product marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (now in its third edition, and translated into over a dozen languages), ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit, and Advanced ColdFusion Development (both published by Que Publishing), Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes, as well as books on SQL, Flash, JSP, HomeSite, WAP, Windows 2000, and other subjects. |
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Reader Reviews From Amazon (Ranked by 'Helpfulness') Average Customer Rating: based on 21 reviews. My SQL Bible, 2009-05-04 Reviewer rating: I have been in the business of sql/Mysql for some time, and in the journey, I have accumulated a plethora of books. But the queen of all books is this simple unassuming book.
For revision and refreshing my memory I come back to this book again and again. Why is this book so dear to me? because it has a very simple and logical style. Words are not wasted, there is a respect for your time.
To me it is the Bible of SQL. I will always keep this book.
A resounding 5 Stars, Congratulations Mr Forta. | My Pocket Sized DBMS friend, 2009-02-25 Reviewer rating: I used this book in a Library school Databases course. When I saw that the title was one of the Sams Teach Yourself in 10 minutes books I had reservations. I didn't like the XML book I purchased from this series. However the MySQL Crash Course was much better. I loved it for being short and to the point. The text didn't require I follow along sequentially instead I just picked up the book when I was trying to learn a new topic.
I didn't use the book to set up my own system, instead we had accounts on a central installation. I expect this would be the trickiest part.
I recommend this book if you like to learn more by doing than reading. It is handy as a reference guide.
| Disappointed!, 2009-01-20 Reviewer rating: This black-white book had started very well with a clear explanation of what a database is.
Unfortunately, from chapter 3 on, ill-explained notions are introduced and I got lost. I would like to have more connection with a practical case, it is not the case.
Probably I am too stupid, or too new in the field of mySQL. A pity! | clear concise and comprehensive, 2008-09-26 Reviewer rating: If you are considering MySQL you may not know how, but you are not a dummy. This book is not for dummys in that it doesn't patronize nor take you into convoluted scenarios, this book is for the reasonably intelligent who want to do stuff. What a blessing.
I was familiar with databases having worked with MS Access, but I had never worked with SQL. This book hit the spot in showing me what I needed to know to get going. I am now using MySQL successfully with a Java/Struts front end. While I found a few small gaps in this book, it has helped tremendously in my learning journey in that it gets to the point with minimum emotional overhead and verbosity, unlike MySQL (4th Edition) (Developer's Library) which I have found to be pretty useless and weighty after reading Forta's book.
This book has clear, short, well labeled chapters to find what you need. Highly recommended. | I learned a lot from this book., 2008-09-02 Reviewer rating: I had always had problems with trying to figure out how to use Sub Selects. Now I feel silly for not "getting it" quicker. This book has been a big help in me learning about the capabilities of MySQL in general.
Money very well spent.
This is also a great book for those just wanting to learn SQL. The examples are great.
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