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MySQL Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition
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George Reese
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, 2nd edition, Published July 2007, 126 pages, ISBN 0596514263
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To help you be more efficient in your work, this handy pocket reference gives you instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions, especially in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. This powerful database system is so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. MySQL Pocket Reference is an ideal on-the-job companion, well organized to help you find and adapt the statements you need -- quickly.

Updated for the latest versions of this popular database, this edition covers many complex features that have been added to MySQL 5.0 and 5.1, including a section dedicated to stored procedures and triggers. After a brief introduction on installation and initial setup, the book explains:

  • How to configure MySQL, such as setting the root password
  • MySQL data types, including numerics, strings, dates, and complex types
  • SQL syntax, commands, data types, operators, and functions
  • Arithmetic, comparison and logical operators
  • Aggregate and general functions
  • Stored procedures and triggers, including procedure definition, procedure calls, procedure management, cursors, and triggers

You don't have time to stop and thumb through an exhaustive reference when you're hard at work. This portable and affordable guide is small enough to fit into your pocket, and gives you a convenient reference that you can consult anywhere. When you reach a sticking point and need to get to a solution quickly, the MySQL Pocket Reference is the book you want to have.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

MySQL 5

Views

Triggers

Stored Procedures

Cursors

New Storage Engines

Database Events

Setup

Downloading MySQL

Configuration

Startup

Set the Root Password

Replication

Command-Line Tools

Data Types

Numerics

Strings

Dates

Complex Types

SQL

Case Sensitivity

Literals

Identifiers

Comments

Commands

Transaction Rules

Operators

Rules of Precedence

Arithmetic Operators

Comparison Operators

Logical Operators

Functions

Aggregate Functions

General Functions

Storage Engines

Stored Procedures and Functions

Parameters

Logic

Handlers and Conditions

Triggers

Index

 

About the Author

George Reese is the founder and President of Valtira LLC in Minneapolis, MN and author of technology books such as the MySQL Pocket Reference, Database Programming with JDBC and Java, and Java Database Best Practices.

Throughout the Internet era, he has spent his career applying enterprise and web technologies to the marketing domain. He is the creator of the Simplicis Marketing Dashboard, the core product from Valtira.

George holds a BA in Philosophy from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois. He currently lives in Minnesota with his wife and two daughters.




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