MySQL: Usage and Administration

Description

Take your MySQL skills to the top tier

Maximize every powerful feature available in MySQL 5.1 with hands-on instruction from a MySQL expert. This definitive guide shows you how to use MySQL's advanced suite of data management tools, optimize performance and reliability, and secure and administer a robust RDBMS. MySQL Database Usage & Administration includes detailed code examples in each chapter to highlight real-world applications of the material covered. If you want to get the most out of MySQL, you need this practical handbook.
* Understand MySQL's features, technical architecture, subsystems, and commands
* Make database design decisions that optimizre performance, storage, and reliability
* Write complex queries using joins, subqueries, and views
* Group SQL statements into transactions and execute them atomically
* Build and use sophisticated stored procedures and functions
* Automate database operations with triggers and scheduled events
* Import and export data in different formats, includiong SQL, CSV, and XML
* Optimize server and query performance
* Administer a secure, high availability MySQL RDBMS
* Manage users and control access
* Perform database maintenance, replication, backup, and recovery

Vikram Vaswani is the founder and CEO of Melonfire (www.melonfire.com), a consultancy firm with special expertise in open-source tools and technologies. His previous books include MySQL: The Complete Reference, PHP: A Beginner's Guide, and PHP Programming Solutions.

CONTENTS:

Part I: Usage;Chapter 1. An Introduction to MySQL;Chapter 2. Understanding Basic Commands;Chapter 3. Making Design Decisions;Chapter 4. Using Joins, Subqueries, and Views;Chapter 5. Using Transactions;Chapter 6. Using Stored Procedures and Functions;Chapter 7. Using Triggers and Scheduled Events;Chapter 8. Working with Data in Different Formats;Chapter 9. Optimizing Performance;Part II: Administration;Chapter 10. Performing Basic Server Administration;Chapter 11. Managing Users and Controlling Access;Chapter 12. Performing Maintenance, Backup, and Recovery;Chapter 13. Replicating Data;Appendix A. Installing MySQL and the Sample Database;Index