Sams teach yourself MySQL in 21 days

the long version

An accessible, detailed tutorial on using the most popular open-source database to develop powerful applications. Covers MySQL 4.1, the new version due out in mid-2002 that will add significant new functionality to MySQL. Written completely from scratch with a new author-this edition features fewer errors, a better structure, and greater depth. The most accessible, detailed MySQL tutorial available on the market. MySQL is the most widely installed open-source database. Approximately 3.5 million MySQL servers are in use and more than 45% of databases used on Linux worldwide are MySQL databases. Its latest version, MySQL 4.1, closes the gap between MySQL and other, more sophisticated databases. The second edition of Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days has been completely rewritten by a new author. The book enables a reader to create powerful databases using MySQL. He will not only learn how to integrate MySQL into a database-driven Web site, but also how to embed MySQL into other compiled applications. Tony Butcher is a consultant specializing in the design of interactive and database-driven Web sites. Managing Director for Tribal Internet in the United Kingdom for the past five years, he has created solutions based on MySQL for a wide range of clients. Butcher was a contributing author to the first edition of Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 21 Days.