Название: MySQL Crash Course: A Hands-on Introduction to Database Development
Автор: Rick Silva
Издательство: No Starch Press
Год: 2023
Страниц: 511
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true), mobi
Размер: 10.1 MB

With databases lurking in the background of every website, knowing how to manage them with MySQL is a no-brainer. This practical, hands-on introduction teaches readers all they need to know.

MySQL Crash Course is a fast-paced, no-nonsense introduction to relational database development. It’s filled withpractical examples and expert advice that will have you up and running quickly.

You’ll learn the basics of SQL, how to create a database, craft SQL queries to extract data, and work with events,procedures, and functions. You’ll see how to add constraints to tables to enforce rules about permitted data and useindexes to accelerate data retrieval. You’ll even explore how to call MySQL from PHP, Python, and Java.

Three final projects will show you how to build a weather database from scratch, use triggers to prevent errors in anelection database, and use views to protect sensitive data in a salary database.

This book will teach you to use MySQL using its Community Server (also known as the Community Edition), which is free to use and has the features most people need. There are also paid versions of MySQL, including the Enterprise Edition, that come with extra features and capabilities. All editions run on a wide variety of operating systems, such as Linux, Windows, macOS, and even the cloud, and have a robust set of features and tools.

Throughout this book, you’ll explore the most useful parts of MySQL development, as well as insights I’ve picked up over the years. We’ll cover how to write SQL statements; create tables, functions, triggers, and views; and ensure the integrity of your data. In the last three chapters, you’ll see how to use MySQL in the real world through hands-on projects.

You’ll also learn how to:

Query database tables for specific information, order the results, comment SQL code, and deal with null values
Define table columns to hold strings, integers, and dates, and determine what data types to use
Join multiple database tables as well as use temporary tables, common table expressions, derived tables, andsubqueries
Add, change, and remove data from tables, create views based on specific queries, write reusable stored routines, and automate and schedule events

The perfect quick-start resource for database developers, MySQL Crash Course will arm you with the tools you needto build and manage fast, powerful, and secure MySQL-based data storage systems.