MySQL Crash Course

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.


This complete guide to all things MySQL will take readers from the absolute basics of creating a table to the complexities of managing an entire database. Learn to build efficient databases through interesting examples, exercises, and three hands-on projects creating databases for weather, voter, and salary data. The book leads readers through all of MySQL s intricacies, without the technical jargon. It s designed to help build confidence in creating simple databases and tables before learning more advanced concepts, including how to update and delete data, work with multiple tables, and avoid common mishaps. By the end of the book, readers will be database management pros, who know how to carry out comprehensive data projects with ease.