- ISBN13: 978-1-59059-505-3
- ISBN10: 1-59059-505-X
- 768 pp.
- Published Jul 2005
- Print Book Price: $49.99
- eBook Price: $34.99
Book Details
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Pro MySQL
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.
Author Information
Michael Kruckenberg
Mike Kruckenberg is a long-time MySQL devotee who has used MySQL personally and professionally since the early days of web-based applications. Besides having been the go-to guy for all things MySQL at his day (and night) jobs over the years, Mike is an active member of the MySQL community. In addition to being the coauthor of Pro MySQL, he is a coauthor on the MySQL Cluster Certification Study Guide and periodically writes about MySQL for Linux Magazine. He did the technical review for the soon-to-be published Expert MySQL (Apress) on MySQL source code modifications. Mike is a member of the MySQL Speakers, Writers, and Experts Guilds, regularly presents at tech conferences, and actively writes about MySQL and other (mostly) technical things at mike.kruckenberg.com.
Jay Pipes
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().