The Bottom Line
This book teaches you all that you need to know to get started with MySQL, and use it in basic PHP or Perl programs.
Pros
- Many Examples
- Installation through to complete scripts
- PHP with MySQL
- Perl with MySQL
Cons
- Doesn't touch on phpMyAdmin
Description
- Step by step installation guide
- SQL code, explained and shown in examples
- Scripts demonstrating how to use MySQL with PHP
- Scripts demonstrating how to use MySQL with Perl
Guide Review - Learning MySQL
The book "Learning MySQL" by Seyed Tahaghoghi and Hugh Williams covers everything you need to know about MySQL starting right at installation. The book walks you through how to install it on several platforms. It then starts teaching you the basics of creating and working with SQL. The book's last chapters involve using MySQL in conjunction with PHP and with Perl. Being able to use your MySQL knowledge together with web programming makes it even more valuable. The only thing the book really didn't touch on that I'd have liked to have seen is phpMyAdmin. With it being such a popular interface, it would have been nice to cover. But overall this is a very good book for leaning MySQL.
