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Description of  Beginning MySQL

As the most popular open source database system in the world, MySQL boasts ease of implemen-tation, minimal overhead, consistent reliability, and low total cost of ownership. This hands-on resource offers you a complete look at MySQL and explains how to implement MySQL and access MySQL with various programming languages. Written for experienced programmers who develop applications that access backend data-bases, this guide explains how to install MySQL 4.1 on Linux and Windows platforms, create a MySQL database, query and manage data in that data-base, and connect to the database from PHP, Java, and ASP.NET applica-tions. The authors also discuss transactions, system variable settings, the access privilege system, performance optimization, and backing up a database. By the end of the book you'll have a solid foundation for understanding MySQL as a robust, flexible, and easy-to-implement application that has many diverse uses. - Provides programmers with a complete foundation in MySQL, the multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server that easily stores, updates, and accesses information - Offers detailed instructions for MySQL installation and configuration on either Windows or Linux - Shows how to create a database, work with SQL, add and modify data, run queries, perform administrative tasks, and build database applications - Demonstrates how to connect to a MySQL database from within PHP, Java, ASP, and ASP.NET applications - Companion Web site includes SQL statements needed to create and populate a database plus three ready-to-use database applications (in PHP, Java, and ASP.NET)