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Learning MySQL
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Whether you're running a business, keeping track of members and meetings for
a club, or just trying to organize a large and diverse collection of information,
you'll find the MySQL database engine useful for answering questions such as:
- Which are my top ten fastest-selling products?
- How frequently does this person come to our facility?
- What was the highest, lowest, and average score of the team last season?
MySQL, the most popular open-source database, offers the power of a relational
database in a package that's easy to set up and administer, and Learning
MySQL provides all the tools you need to get started. This densely packed
tutorial includes detailed instructions to help you set up and design an effective
database, create powerful queries using SQL, configure MySQL for improved security,
and squeeze information out of your data.
After covering the basics, the book travels far into MySQL's subtleties, including
complex queries and joins, how to interact with the database over the Web using
PHP or Perl, and important house-keeping such as backups and security.
Topic include:
- Installation on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X
- Basic and advanced querying using SQL
- User management and security
- Backups and recovery
- Tuning for improved efficiency
- Developing command-line and web database applications using the PHP and
Perl programming languages
The authors, Saied Tahaghoghi and Hugh E. Williams, have careers in academia
and business, and share a keen interest in research into search technologies.
Whether you've never touched a database or have already completed some MySQL
projects, you'll find insights in Learning MySQL that will last a career.
About the Authors
Saied Tahaghoghi is a senior lecturer at the RMIT University School of Computer
Science and Information Technology. He has a bachelor's degree in electronics
engineering, a master's degree in computer engineering, and a PhD in computer
science, and loves tinkering with both hardware and software. Saied is a member
of the RMIT Search Engine Group, and supervises research on text, image, video,
and code retrieval. He teaches courses on web technologies and security, and
is frequently asked to consult on projects by industry. Saied was born in Iran,
but has spent almost equal parts of his life in Iran, England, Pakistan, and
Australia, and is a fervent advocate of dialog between civilizations. His home
page is http://saied.tahaghoghi.com.
Hugh E. Williams is a software design engineer at Microsoft's Windows Live
Search in Redmond, WA. Previously, he was the Associate Professor in Information
Retrieval at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. He's published over 70
research papers and holds around 10 patents, mostly in the search engine area.
When not at work Hugh likes to hang out with his family, exercise, watch Richmond
play footy, and learn about baseball. Hugh has a PhD from RMIT University. His
home page is http://hughwilliams.com.
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