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Most of the great mysql books were written quite a while ago, when mysql first started catching on, but not, time has past, operating systems have evolved, hardware has changed, mysql has changed, gone from an independent open source entity, to being owned by sun microsystems, now to being owned by oracle. If you are a beginner then head first sql would be the best book for you to start. We use cookies to provide you with a better experience on the devart website. For unix and os2 platforms, mysql is basically free. The appendix in this book is well structured with data type reference, mysql operator reference, functions reference, and sql syntax reference. Because this manual serves as a reference, it does not provide general instruction on sql or relational database concepts. Tells the optimizer that the query will return a many rows. It may include documentation of features of mysql versions that have not yet been released. The mysql query analyzer enables developers and dbas to quickly improve the performance of their database applications by monitoring query performance. Workbench, installing mysql, connecting and disconnetting. The current edition of this book is murachs mysql, 2nd edition.
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