Pro MySQL / Edition 1

by Jay Pipes, Michael Kruckenberg

Overview

Pro MySQL is the first book that exclusively covers intermediate and advanced features of MySQL, the world's most popular open source database server. Whether you are a seasoned MySQL user looking to take your skills to the next level, or youre a database expert searching for a fast-paced introduction to MySQL's advanced features, this book is for you.

The first part of this book discusses topics related to design and development. Topics include transaction processing and indexing theory, benchmarking and profiling, and advanced coverage of storage engines and data types. The authors also delve deep into the MySQL source code and system architecture at a level you won't find anywhere else. Essential advanced SQL is also covered, with discussion of subqueries, derived tables, and joins. These concepts are demonstrated in a range of situation-specific examplesfrom dealing with hierarchical data to performing geographic information system (GIS) examples with just MySQL. This section also covers MySQL 5's new enterprise features like stored procedures, triggers, and views.

The latter part of this book devotes itself to administration topics. Topics include MySQL installation and upgrading, user administration, database backups, replication, and clustering. You'll also learn about the new data dictionary features available in MySQL 5.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590595053
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/27/2005
Series:	Expert's Voice in Open Source Series
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Jay Pipes is the North American community relations manager at MySQL. Coauthor of Pro MySQL (Apress, 2005), Jay has also written articles for Linux Magazine and regularly assists software developers in identifying how to make the most effective use of MySQL. He has given sessions on performance tuning at the MySQL Users Conference, RedHat Summit, NY PHP Conference, OSCON, and Ohio LinuxFest, among others. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Julie, and his four animals. In his abundant free time, when not being pestered by his two needy cats and two noisy dogs, he daydreams in PHP code and ponders the ramifications of __clone().

Table of Contents

Design and Development.- Analyzing Business Requirements.- Index Concepts.- Transaction Processing.- MySQL System Architecture.- Storage Engines and Data Types.- Benchmarking and Profiling.- Essential SQL.- SQL Scenarios.- Stored Procedures.- Functions.- Cursors.- Views.- Triggers.- Administration.- MySQL Installation and Configuration.- User Administration.- Security.- Backup and Restoration.- Replication.- Cluster.- Troubleshooting.- MySQL Data Dictionary.