Mastering MySQL 4 by Ian Gilfillan Sybex © 2003 (729 pages) ISBN:0782141625 Your one-stop resource for all the information you need to create, maintain, use, and extend a MySQL database Table of Contents Mastering MySQL 4 Introduction Part I - Using MySQL Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 - Quickstart to MySQL - Data Types and Table Types - Advanced SQL Indexes and Query Optimization - Programming with MySQL - Extending MySQL Part II - Designing a Database Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Understanding Relational Databases - Database Normalization - Database Design - Part III - MySQL Administration Chapter 10 - Basic Administration Chapter 11 - Database Backups Chapter 12 - Database Replication Configuring and Optimizing Chapter 13 - MySQL Chapter 14 - Database Security Chapter 15 - Installing MySQL Chapter 16 - Multiple Drives Part A - Appendixes Appendix A - MySQL Syntax Reference MySQL Function and Operator Appendix B Reference Appendix C - PHP API Appendix D - Perl DBI Appendix E - Python Database API Appendix F - Java API Appendix G - C API Appendix H - ODBC and NET Index List of Figures List of Tables List of Listings List of Sidebars Back Cover MySQL has proven it can compete with the big names in database management, such as SQL Server and Oracle, and with MySQL 4 this is truer than ever Mastering MySQL 4 is your one-stop resource for all the information you need to create, maintain, use, and extend a MySQL database It’s also essential reading for anyone developing database applications in a MySQL environment If you’re new to MySQL, this is a great way to get up and running—fast If you’re upgrading, it will help you get all you can out of new features and support Coverage Includes Installing MySQL Adding, removing, and updating records Choosing appropriate table types Choosing appropriate data types Optimizing MySQL queries Designing a database Normalizing table structure Maintaining and repairing databases Backing up and replicating data Managing user permissions and security Optimizing a MySQL server Extending MySQL Developing database applications About the Author Ian Gilfillan is lead developer for South Africa’s premier news portal, Independent Online He also has developed and taught technical courses on MySQL, databases, programming, and web development The author of many articles on databases and programming, and a developer of South Africa’s first online grocery store, Ian has been working with MySQL since 1997 Mastering MySQL 4 Ian Gilfillan Associate Publisher: Joel Fugazzotto Acquisitions and Developmental Editor: Tom Cirtin Freelance Editor: Kim Wimpsett Production Editor: Donna Crossman Technical Editor: Charlie Hornberger Graphic Illustrator: Tony Jonick Electronic Publishing Specialists: Rozi Harris, Bill Clark, Interactive Composition Corporation Proofreaders: Amey Garber, Emily Hsuan, Dave Nash, Laurie O'Connell, Yariv Rabinovitch, Nancy Riddiough, and Monique van den Berg Indexer: Nancy Guenther 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Acknowledgments This is my first book, but having written numerous articles, I thought a book would be like a big article A few hundred pages and many gray hairs later, I know the truth This book would never have been possible without the many people who helped me along the way First, thanks to Anique van der Vlugt for installing software, testing code, proofreading many of the chapters, and keeping the bed warm on those long, lonely nights Second, thanks to Bob Meredith for setting up a test server on short notice and constantly asking for more from the book Thanks also to Rushdi Salie and Web Factory for introducing me to MySQL all those years ago and to Pieter Claassen for his passion with Linux, MySQL, Python, and Perl long before it was fashionable Thanks to my employers IOL for not clock-watching too much while I wrote this book Thanks to Technical Editor Charlie Hornberger for some superb comments, and thanks to all those at Sybex who helped make the book what it is: Developmental Editor Tom Cirtin, who was first to bite and who acquired the book, Production Editor Donna Crossman, Editor Kim Wimpsett, Associate Publisher Joel Fugazzotto, Illustrator Tony Jonick for making sense of my scrawlings, Composition Coordinator Rozi Harris, and Compositor Bill Clark, as well as Proofreaders Amey Garber, Emily Hsuan, Dave Nash, Laurie O'Connell, Yariv Rabinovitch, Nancy Riddiough, and Monique van den Berg, and Indexer Nancy Guenther And, of course, thanks to MySQL AB for a great product Appendix A: MySQL Syntax Reference Table A.1: Privileges Table A.2: Variables You Set in a Nonstandard Way (continued) Appendix B: MySQL Function and Operator Reference Table B.1: Regular Expression Characters Table B.2: Date Format Specifiers Appendix F: Java API Table F.1: Connection Properties Table F.2: SQL Types and the Equivalent Set Methods Table F.3: SQL Types and Equivalent Get Methods Table F.4: SQL Types and the Equivalent Update Methods Appendix G: C API Table G.1: MYSQL Field Types Table G.2: Flags Table G.3: Macros Appendix H: ODBC and NET Table H.1: Connection Options Table H.2: Attribute and Associated value_pointer Contents Table H.3: The SQLDiagField diagnostic_identifier Argument Table H.4: The SQLGetEnvAttr attribute Argument Table H.5: The SQLGetStmt attribute Argument Table H.6: The operation Argument List of Listings Chapter 5: Programming with MySQL Listing 5.1: TOTALLY_IMPORTABLE.PHP Listing 5.2: DB.INC Listing 5.3: NOT_TOO_PORTABLE.PHP Listing 5.4: DB.INC Listing 5.5: PORTABLE.PHP Listing 5.6: TOTALLY_INFLEXIBLE_SELECT.PHP Listing 5.7: INFLEXIBLE_SELECT.PHP Listing 5.8: FLEXIBLE.PHP Listing 5.9: INFLEXIBLE_INSERT.PHP Listing 5.10: FLEXIBLE_INSERT.PHP Listing 5.11: WORK_THE_SCRIPT.PHP Listing 5.12: WORK_THE_DB.PHP Listing 5.13: WORK_THE_SCRIPT2.PHP Listing 5.14: WORK_THE_DB2.PHP Listing 5.15: WORK_THE_SCRIPT3.PHP Listing 5.16: WORK_THE_DB3.PHP Listing 5.17: WORK_THE_DB3_2.PHP Chapter 6: Extending MySQL Listing 6.1: count_vowels.cc Listing 6.2: count_agg_vowels.cc Appendix D: Perl DBI Listing D.1: example.pl Appendix E: Python Database API Listing E.1: example.py Appendix F: Java API Listing F.1: InsertSelect.java Appendix G: C API Listing G.1: example.c Appendix H: ODBC and NET Listing H.1: dbnet.vb Listing H.2: dbnet.cs Listing H.3: dbado.vb Listing H.4: dbrdo.vb Listing H.5: dbdao.vb List of Sidebars Chapter 15: Installing MySQL Compiling MySQL Optimally ... 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