MySQL

With over 4 million installations, MySQL is the most widely used open source database management system worldwide. In MySQL, Paul DuBois provides a comprehensive guide to using MySQL effectively and productively. He describes everything from the basics, to using MySQL to generate dynamic Web pages, to administering MySQL servers. The third edition has been reviewed by top developers in the MySQL community. MySQL 5 is a long-anticipated, significant new version of the database that brings MySQL up to the level of an enterprise-class database system. New features in MySQL 5, such as stored procedures and enhanced optimization, provide users with new capabilities that are key to using MySQL for large-scale commercial databases. MySQL, Third Edition covers these new features and improvements in detail, and incorporates feedback from readers and top MySQL developers to make this the most comprehensive and thorough edition to date. For years, MySQL has been helping MySQL developers and database administrators learn their MySQL system inside and out. This newest edition has been updated to include information on MySQL 5 and it will prove itself again to you as being the most definitive reference guide to using, administering and programming MySQL databases. You'll learn everything from the basics to using MySQL to generate dynamic web pages to administering MySQL servers. This edition has been reviewed by the top developers in the MySQL community and the changes reflect their feedback, as well as the feedback of many other readers, and it has turned out to be the most comprehensive, thorough edition of MySQL to date. Don't go to work without it!