MySQL Crash Course by Ben Forta Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE MySQL Crash Course by Ben Forta MySQL is one of the most popular database management systems available, powering everything from Internet powerhouses to individual corporate databases to simple end-user applications, and everything in between. This book will teach you all you need to know to be immediately productive with the latest version of MySQL. By working through 30 highly focused hands-on lessons, your MySQL Crash Course will be both easier and more effective than youd have thought possible. Learn How To Retrieve and Sort DataFilter Data Using Comparisons, Regular Expressions, Full Text Search, and Much MoreJoin Relational DataCreate and Alter TablesInsert, Update, and Delete DataLeverage the Power of Stored Procedures and TriggersUse Views and CursorsManage Transactional ProcessingCreate User Accounts and Manage Security via Access Control FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ben Forta is Adobes Senior Director of Education Initiatives and has more than three decades of experience in the computer industry—in product development, support, training, and product marketing. He is the author of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (as well as spinoff titles like this one and versions on SQL Server T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, and MariaDB), Learning Regular Expressions, and Captain Code, which teaches Python to younger coders (and those young at heart), Java, Windows, and more. He has extensive experience in database design and development, has implemented databases for several highly successful commercial software programs and websites, and is a frequent lecturer and columnist on application development and Internet technologies. Ben lives in Oak Park, Michigan, with his wife, Dr. Marcy Forta, and their children. He welcomes your email at and invites you to visit his website at Table of Contents Chapter 1 Understanding SQL 1 Database Basics 1 What Is a Database? 2 Tables 2 Columns and Datatypes 3 Rows 4 Primary Keys 4 What Is SQL? 6 Try It Yourself 6 Summary 7 Chapter 2 Introducing MySQL 9 What Is MySQL? 9 Client/Server Software 9 MySQL Versions 10 MySQL Tools 11 mysql Command-Line Utility 11 MySQL Workbench 12 Other Tools 13 Summary 13 Chapter 3 Working with MySQL 15 Using the Command-Line Tool 15 Selecting a Database 16 Learning About Databases and Tables 17 Using MySQL Workbench 20 Getting Started 20 Using MySQL Workbench 21 Selecting a Database 22 Learning About Databases and Tables 22 Executing SQL Statements 23 Next Steps 23 Summary 24 Chapter 4 Retrieving Data 25 The SELECT Statement 25 Retrieving Individual Columns 25 Retrieving Multiple Columns 27 Retrieving All Columns 29 Retrieving Distinct Rows 29 Limiting Results 31 Using Fully Qualified Table Names 32 Using Comments 33 Summary 34 Challenges 34 Chapter 5 Sorting Retrieved Data 35 Sorting Data 35 Sorting by Multiple Columns 37 Sorting by Column Position 38 Specifying Sort Direction 39 Summary 41 Challenges 42 Chapter 6 Filtering Data 43 Using the WHERE Clause 43 WHERE Clause Operators 44 Checking Against a Single Value 45 Checking for Nonmatches 46 Checking for a Range of Values 47 Checking for No Value 48 Summary 49 Challenges 49 Chapter 7 Advanced Data Filtering 51 Combining WHERE Clauses 51 Using the AND Operator 51 Using the OR Operator 52 Understanding the Order of Evaluation 53 Using the IN Operator 54 Using the NOT Operator 56 Summary 58 Challenges 58 Chapter 8 Using Wildcard Filtering 59 Using the LIKE Operator 59 The Percent Sign (%) Wildcard 60 The Underscore (_) Wildcard 61 Tips for Using Wildcards 63 Summary 63 Challenges 63 Chapter 9 Searching Using Regular Expressions 65 Understanding Regular Expressions 65 Using MySQL Regular Expressions 66 Basic Character Matching 66 Performing OR Matches 68 Matching One of Several Characters 68 Matching Ranges 70 Matching Special Characters 70 Matching Character Classes 72 Matching Multiple Instances 72 Anchors 74 Summary 75 Challenges 76 Chapter 10 Creating Calculated Fields 77 Understanding Calculated Fields 77 Concatenating Fields 78 Using Aliases 80 Performing Mathematical Calculations 81 Summary 83 Challenges 83 Chapter 11 Using Data Manipulation Functions 85 Understanding Functions 85 Using Functions 86 Text Manipulation Functions 86 Date and Time Manipulation Functions 88 Numeric Manipulation Functions 91 Summary 92 Challenges 92 Chapter 12 Summarizing Data 93 Using Aggregate Functions 93 The Avg() Function 94 The Count() Function 95 The Max() Function 96 The Min() Function 97 The Sum() Function 98 Aggregates on Distinct Values 99 Combining Aggregate Functions 100 Summary 101 Challenges 101 Chapter 13 Grouping Data 103 Understanding Data Grouping 103 Creating Groups 104 Filtering Groups 105 Grouping and Sorting 107 Combining Grouping and Data Summarization 109 SELECT Clause Ordering 110 Summary 110 Challenges 110 Chapter 14 Working with Subqueries 113 Understanding Subqueries 113 Filtering by Subquery 113 Using Subqueries As Calculated Fields 117 Summary 119 Challenges 119 Chapter 15 Joining Tables 121 Understanding Joins 121 Understanding Relational Tables 121 Why Use Joins? 122 Creating a Join 123 The Importance of the WHERE Clause 124 Inner Joins 127 Joining Multiple Tables 128 Summary 130 Challenges 130 Chapter 16 Creating Advanced Joins 133 Using Table Aliases 133 Using Different Join Types 134 Self-Joins 134 Natural Joins 136 Outer Joins 137 Using Joins with Aggregate Functions 138 Using Joins and Join Conditions 139 Summary 140 Challenges 140 Chapter 17 Combining Queries 141 Understanding Combined Queries 141 Creating Combined Queries 141 Using UNION 141 UNION Rules 143 Including or Eliminating Duplicate Rows 144 Sorting Combined Query Results 145 Summary 146 Challenges 146 Chapter 18 Full-Text Searching 147 Understanding Full-Text Searching 147 Using Full-Text Searching 148 Performing Full-Text Searches 148 Using Query Expansion 151 Boolean Text Searches 153 Full-Text Searching Notes 156 Summary 157 Challenges 157 Chapter 19 Inserting Data 159 Understanding Data Insertion 159 Inserting Complete Rows 159 Inserting Multiple Rows 163 Inserting Retrieved Data 164 Summary 166 Challenges 166 Chapter 20 Updating and Deleting Data 167 Updating Data 167 Deleting Data 169 Guidelines for Updating and Deleting Data 170 Summary 171 Challenges 171 Chapter 21 Creating and Manipulating Tables 173 Creating Tables 173 Basic Table Creation 173 Working with NULL Values 175 Primary Keys Revisited 176 Using AUTO_INCREMENT 177 Specifying Default Values 178 Engine Types 179 Updating Tables 180 Deleting Tables 182 Renaming Tables 182 Summary 182 Challenges 182 Chapter 22 Using Views 183 Understanding Views 183 Why Use Views 184 View Rules and Restrictions 185 Using Views 185 Using Views to Simplify Complex Joins 185 Using Views to Reformat Retrieved Data 186 Using Views to Filter Unwanted Data 188 Using Views with Calculated Fields 188 Updating Views 189 Summary 190 Challenges 190 Chapter 23 Working with Stored Procedures 191 Understanding Stored Procedures 191 Why Use Stored Procedures 192 Using Stored Procedures 193 Executing Stored Procedures 193 Creating Stored Procedures 193 The DELIMITER Challenge 194 Dropping Stored Procedures 195 Working with Parameters 195 Building Intelligent Stored Procedures 199 Inspecting Stored Procedures 201 Summary 202 Challenges 202 Chapter 24 Using Cursors 203 Understanding Cursors 203 Working with Cursors 204 Creating Cursors 204 Opening and Closing Cursors 205 Using Cursor Data 206 Summary 210 Chapter 25 Using Triggers 211 Understanding Triggers 211 Creating Triggers 212 Dropping Triggers 213 Using Triggers 213 INSERT Triggers 213 DELETE Triggers 214 UPDATE Triggers 215 More on Triggers 216 Summary 216 Chapter 26 Managing Transaction Processing 217 Understanding Transaction Processing 217 Controlling Transactions 219 Using ROLLBACK 219 Using COMMIT 220 Using Savepoints 220 Changing the Default Commit Behavior 221 Summary 222 Chapter 27 Globalization and Localization 223 Understanding Character Sets and Collation Sequences 223 Working with Character Sets and Collation Sequences 224 Summary 226 Chapter 28 Managing Security 227 Understanding Access Control 227 Managing Users 228 Creating User Accounts 229 Deleting User Accounts 230 Setting Access Rights 230 Changing Passwords 233 Summary 234 Chapter 29 Database Maintenance 235 Backing Up Data 235 Performing Database Maintenance 235 Diagnosing Startup Problems 237 Reviewing Log Files 237 Summary 238 Chapter 30 Improving Performance 239 Improving Performance 239 Summary 240 Appendix A Getting Started with MySQL 241 What You Need 241 Obtaining the Software 242 Installing the Software 242 Preparing to Read This Book 242 Appendix B The Example Tables 243 Understanding the Example Tables 243 Table Descriptions 244 The vendors Table 244 The products Table 244 The customers Table 245 The orders Table 245 The orderitems Table 246 The productnotes Table 246 Creating the Sample Tables 247 Using Data Import 247 Using SQL Scripts 248 Appendix C MySQL Statement Syntax 249 ALTER TABLE 249 COMMIT 249 CREATE INDEX 250 CREATE PROCEDURE 250 CREATE TABLE 250 CREATE USER 250 CREATE VIEW 251 DELETE 251 DROP 251 INSERT 251 INSERT SELECT 251 ROLLBACK 252 SAVEPOINT 252 SELECT 252 START TRANSACTION 252 UPDATE 252 Appendix D MySQL Datatypes 253 String Datatypes 253 Numeric Datatypes 255 Date and Time Datatypes 256 Binary Datatypes 256 Appendix E MySQL Reserved Words 257 9780138223021 TOC 10/2/2023 Details ISBN0138223025 Author Ben Forta Edition 2nd ISBN-13 9780138223021 Format Paperback Imprint Addison Wesley Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-11-07 NZ Release Date 2023-11-07 UK Release Date 2023-11-07 ISBN-10 0138223025 Publisher Pearson Education (US) Edition Description 2nd edition Replaces 9780672327124 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 304 DEWEY 005.7585 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-11-24 US Release Date 2023-11-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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