MySQL, Fifth Edition by Paul DuBois
The definitive guide to using, programming and administering MySQL 5.5 and MySQL 5.6
MySQL provides a comprehensive guide to effectively using and administering the MySQL database management system (DBMS).
Author Paul DuBois describes everything from the basics of getting information into a database and formulating queries, to using MySQL with PHP or Perl to generate dynamic web pages, to writing your own programs that access MySQL databases, to administering MySQL servers. The book also includes a comprehensive reference section providing detailed information on MySQL’s structure, language, syntax, and APIs.
The fifth edition of this bestselling book has been meticulously revised and updated to thoroughly cover the latest features and capabilities of MySQL 5.5, as well as to add new coverage of features introduced with MySQL 5.6.
MySQL is an open source relational database management system (DBMS) that has experienced a phenomenal growth in popularity and use. Known for its speed and ease of use, MySQL has proven itself to be particularly well-suited for developing database-backed websites and applications. MySQL runs on anything from modest hardware all the way up to enterprise servers, and its performance rivals any database system put up against it.
Paul DuBois' MySQL, Fifth Edition, is the definitive guide to fully exploiting all the power and versatility of MySQL 5.5 and MySQL 5.6
Contents at a Glance
Part I: General MySQL Use
Chapter 1 Getting Started with MySQL
Chapter 2 Using SQL to Manage Data
Chapter 3 Data Types
Chapter 4 Views and Stored Programs
Chapter 5 Query Optimization
Part II: Using MySQL Programming Interfaces
Chapter 6 Introduction to MySQL Programming
Chapter 7 Writing MySQL Programs Using C
Chapter 8 Writing MySQL Programs Using Perl DBI
Chapter 9 Writing MySQL Programs Using PHP
Part III: MySQL Administration
Chapter 10 Introduction to MySQL Administration
Chapter 11 The MySQL Data Directory
Chapter 12 General MySQL Administration
Chapter 13 Security and Access Control
Chapter 14 Database Maintenance, Backups, and Replication
Part IV: Appendixes
Appendix A Software Required to Use This Book
Appendix B Data Type Reference
Appendix C Operator and Function Reference
Appendix D System, Status, and User Variable Reference
Appendix E SQL Syntax Reference
Appendix F MySQL Program Reference
Online Appendixes:
Appendix G C API Reference Appendix H Perl DBI API Reference
Appendix I PHP API Reference
- ISBN10 013303853X
- ISBN13 9780133038538
- Publish Date 28 March 2013 (first published 6 August 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Addison Wesley
- Edition 5th edition
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 1184
- Language English