Michael Kofler eBooks

MySQL 5 is slated to be the most significant release in the products history. The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5, Third Edition is the newest revision of Michael Koflers popular book. This is the first book to offer in-depth instruction about the new features of the world's most popular open source database server. Updated to reflect changes in MySQL version 5, this book will expose you to MySQL's impressive array of new features: views, stored procedures, triggers, and spatial data types. Whether youre a novice or intermediate user, you will benefit from extensive coverage of core MySQL features like user administration, basic and advanced querying, and ...

This second edition of Michael Kofler's acclaimed MySQL book has updated and expanded to cover MySQL 4.0, the most recent production release of the popular open source database, which boasts more than 4 million users worldwide. Like the first edition, this revision, which has been renamed to reflect the breadth and depth of Kofler's coverage of the topic, provides a thorough introduction to the installation, configuration, implementation, and administration of MySQL. In addition, Kofler demonstrates how you can use MySQL in conjunction with various other technologies to create database-driven websites, and he gives practical advice on database design. ...