MySQL®

Table of Contents

Introduction

Why Choose MySQL?

Already Running Another RDBMS?

Tools Provided with MySQL

What You Can Expect from This Book

Road Map to This Book

Part I: General MySQL Use

Part II: Using MySQL Programming Interfaces

Part III: MySQL Administration

Part IV: Appendixes

How to Read This Book

Versions of Software Covered in This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Additional Resources

I: General MySQL Use

1. Getting Started with MySQL

1.1. How MySQL Can Help You

1.2. A Sample Database

1.2.1. The U.S. Historical League

1.2.2. The Grade-Keeping Project

1.2.3. How the Sample Database Applies to You

1.3. Basic Database Terminology

1.3.1. Structural Terminology

1.3.2. Query Language Terminology

1.3.3. MySQL Architectural Terminology