MySQL Explained (The Book + Supplemental Files)
MySQL Explained
Your step-by-step guide to database design
About the Book
MySQL Explained is a step-by-step tutorial for everyone who's ready to learn about the database software most commonly used for storing information behind some of today's most popular websites and online applications.
Written especially for people outside the I.T. world, MySQL Explained provides the background information you need to get familiar with database theory and the principles behind organizing data. This book starts from the ground up, helping the reader to understand the very definition of a database, the forms it can take and the different options for storing information. By the end of this book, you'll understand the reasons for choosing MySQL, the options for installing it and the tools that it offers to store and safeguard your data.
If you are in any way involved in designing or managing a website or data solution of any kind, you owe it to yourself to understand the tools involved. Quality database management systems are essential in today's data-driven world and such essential tools should not be a mystery to those who depend on them. MySQL Explained can help you unravel the mystery and learn more about a technology that will be around for a long time to come.
MySQL Explained includes supplemental files including database diagrams and scripts which can also be downloaded from http://www.comeausoftware.com/downloads/mysql_explained.zip
About the Authors
Bundles that include this book
Table of Contents
- Who should read this book?
- Why this book?
- Chapter Guide
- Supplemental Files & Errata
- I want to hear from YOU!
(Supplemental files are included with purchase and can also be downloaded from http://www.comeausoftware.com/downloads/mysql_explained.zip)
Chapter I: Databases - In Theory and Everyday Life- What is a Database?
- Everyday Database Examples
- Types of Databases
- Text files - Data Exchange and Basic Storage
- Mobile Databases - Smartphones, Tablets and the Web
- Desktop Database Software - Local Analysis
- Server Databases - Organizational Data and Enterprise Applications
- Cloud Databases - Outsourced Data Storage
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- Links
- Why Choose MySQL?
- Notable Features of MySQL
- What is the GNU General Public License and Open Source?
- Installing MySQL and Creating an AMP Environment
- A Word on Virtual Machines
- Installing MySQL on Linux
- Installing MySQL on Windows
- Additional Resources
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- Links
- Creating a Model
- Formal vs. Informal Data Modeling
- Example Database - Job Search Plus
- Data Concepts and Relationships
- Filling in the Details
- Defining the Tables
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- From Design to Reality
- Looking Back
- The Normalization Process
- First Normal Form (1NF)
- Second Normal Form (2NF)
- Third Normal Form (3NF)
- Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF or 3.5NF)
- Additional Reasons for Normalization
- Application Specific Reasons
- Data or Database?
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- Building the Database
- Accessing the Server
- Creating Databases
- Database Users and Security
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Terms to Remember
- Introduction
- Storage Engines
- Models and Schemas
- MySQL Workbench
- Getting Started
- Executing Queries
- Creating the Tables
- Linking the Tables
- Documenting the Database
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- Structured Query Language
- Beginning Examples
- Adding Data to the System
- Executing Commands
- Trying This At Home
- SQL Basics
- Selecting Data
- Inserting Data
- Updating Data
- Deleting Data
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Terms to Remember
- Introduction
- Modeling the Data
- Conceptual
- Adding Details
- First Normal Form (1NF)
- Second Normal Form (2NF)
- Many-to-Many Relationships
- Third Normal Form (3NF) and Boyce-Codd (BCNF)
- Design Notes
- Expansions
- Creating the Tables
- Writing the SQL
- Conclusion
- For Further Study
- Exercises
- Introduction
- Modeling the Data
- Design Notes
- Working Diagram
- Writing the SQL
- Populating the Tables
- Basic Queries
- Custom Searches
- For Further Study
- Exercises
- Beyond the Database
- Website Design Tools
- WordPress and other Content Management Systems
- CiviCRM
- Desktop Interfaces
- Connecting to MySQL from the Desktop
- OpenOffice / LibreOffice
- Microsoft Access
- Designing From Scratch
- PHP
- ASP.NET (C# / Visual Basic)
- Java
- Supplemental Languages
- Chapter Summary
- For Further Study
- Review Questions
- Terms to Remember
Authors have earned$9,651,785writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub, earning 80% royalties while saving up to 25 million pounds of CO2 and up to 46,000 trees.
Learn more about writing on Leanpub
The Leanpub 45-day 100% Happiness Guarantee
Within 45 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.
See full terms
Free Updates. DRM Free.
If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).
Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers), EPUB (for phones and tablets) and MOBI (for Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.
Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.
Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them
Top Books
- #1
El Manual del Manager
Keyvan Akbary, Félix López, and Álvaro Salazar¿Has deseado alguna vez el haber tenido una buena introducción al rol del Engineering Manager? En este libro aprenderás lo necesario para ejercer el rol de una manera efectiva: Expectativas y Responsabilidades del Rol, 1-1s, Ayudar a Crecer, Objetivos, Planes de Carrera, Cultura, Feedback, Contratación, Cultura de Producto y mucho más.
- #2
Ansible for Kubernetes
Jeff GeerlingAnsible is a powerful infrastructure automation tool. Kubernetes is a powerful application deployment platform. Learn how to use these tools to automate massively-scalable, highly-available infrastructure.
- #3
Functional Design and Architecture
Alexander GraninSoftware Design in Functional Programming, Design Patterns and Practices, Methodologies and Application Architectures. How to build real software in Haskell with less efforts and low risks. The first complete source of knowledge.
- #4
CCIE Service Provider Version 4 Written and Lab Exam Comprehensive Guide
Nicholas RussoThe service provider landscape has changed rapidly over the past several years. Networking vendors are continuing to propose new standards, techniques, and procedures for overcoming new challenges while concurrently reducing costs and delivering new services. Cisco has recently updated the CCIE Service Provider track to reflect these changes; this book represents the author's personal journey in achieving that certification.
- #5
CCIE SP v4.1 - Workbook
Łukasz Bromirski, Piotr Jablonski, and Nicholas RussoAre you striving to prepare to and pass CCIE SP lab exam? Take the opportunity and get this workbook! With the attached initial cfg files you will prepare yourself for the CCIE SP exam as well as learn SP technologies applicable to all kinds of today modern networks! This workbook covers blueprint topics and provides challenging examples.
- #6
Ansible for DevOps
Jeff GeerlingAnsible is a simple, but powerful, server and configuration management tool. Learn to use Ansible effectively, whether you manage one server—or thousands.
- #7
Code Faster in Delphi
Alister ChristieThis book will make you a faster Delphi developer, it doesn't matter if you are just starting out, or have been using Delphi since version 1, you will find all sorts of tips, tricks and hacks to boost your productivity.
- #8
R Programming for Data Science
Roger D. PengThis book brings the fundamentals of R programming to you, using the same material developed as part of the industry-leading Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization. The skills taught in this book will lay the foundation for you to begin your journey learning data science. Printed copies of this book are available through Lulu.
- #9
Composing Software
Eric ElliottAll software design is composition: the act of breaking complex problems down into smaller problems and composing those solutions. Most developers have a limited understanding of compositional techniques. It's time for that to change.
- #10
The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book
Andriy BurkovEverything you really need to know in Machine Learning in a hundred pages.
Top Bundles
- #1
agile
11 Books
In this bundle, you will find 10 different agile books. They are about different aspects of being agile. - finding a job - doing coding dojo's - Retrospectives - Personal kanban - a non-typical coaching book and even a book that gives you an insight in the lives of some agile people. - #2
WTFlop 6M + HU - Beta Bundle
6 Books
- #3
Node Patterns
6 Books
- #4
Fifty Quick Ideas
3 Books
Get all three books for the price of two! Fifty Quick Ideas books are full of practical, real-world techniques that you can use to improve teamwork, build better products and build them in a better way. - #5
Growing Agile: Coach's Guide Series
4 Books
This bundle provides a collection of training and workshop plans for a variety of agile topics. The series is aimed at agile coaches, trainers and ScrumMasters who often find themselves needing to help teams understand agile concepts. Each book in the series provides the plans, slides, handouts and activity instructions to run a number of... - #6
Marionette.js A to Z
3 Books
Marionette.js has become a popular Backbone-based javascript library, because it helps you avoid boiler-plate code and focus on what makes your app special. But how do you get started?Whether you want to finally get started with dynamic client-side programming (like one reader did), or are an experienced front-end dev who has inherited a... - #7
Build A Better Backbone App
3 Books
The best way to learn new development skills is through experience, but that takes time you don't have.Get the best of both worlds with this bundle: you'll learn how to produce modern web applications by learning from experienced developers like Derick Bailey and David Sulc. BackboneJS is one of the favorite tools on the web today, but it... - #8
People Skills—Soft but Difficult
7 Books
Perhaps you've been told that "lack of people skills" has been holding you back. No wonder: you may have had hundreds of hours of technical training, but little or no "people skills" guidance.You've heard it said that people skills are "soft," whereas technical skills are "hard." For you, though, technical skills are "easy," but people skills... - #9
SurviveJS - Webpack + React
2 Books
Get both SurviveJS - Webpack and SurviveJS - React for a single price! - #10
Experiential Learning Bundle
4 Books
This bundle provides all four volumes of the popular Experiential Learning Series at a savings of $20 over the price if purchased separately.
