MySQL and mSQL by Tim King
Best Mysql Tutorial And Intro Book Ever Written!
MySQL and mSQL provides the essentials to programming with these two
popular Unix freeware database packages in C/C++, Perl, Python, and
Java. The book begins with a fine introduction to databases that covers
tables, fields, indexes, and normalization. Then it explains the history of
the freeware mSQL and MySQL packages (which offer better
performance than commercial relational database management system
(RDBMS) packages, though they dont support transactions or other
features). Next the authors look at SQL as used within MySQL and mSQL
and clarify where to download these packages and how to install them.
Examples of how to program with MySQL/mSQL in C/C++ follow. One of
the best parts of this book is its introduction to using Common Gateway
Interface (CGI) and Perl to power a Web site with a MySQL/mSQL
database. This section offers complete information on using mSQL Perl
(and the emerging Database Independent [DBI] standard) for developing
CGI database scripts in Perl, and it includes clear examples (including a
student database). The book then moves from Perl on to other
programming languages--Python and Java. Reference material to all the
relevant APIs is featured for each language. Whatever programming API

you choose, MySQL and mSQL are ready to meet the needs of the small
to moderate-size Web site. This book delivers essential information on
these packages and will help both Web masters and programmers get the
most out of these powerful freeware database tools. --Richard Dragan
Personal Review: MySQL and mSQL by Tim King
Simply the best MySQL intro book. If you have no MySQL experience I
believe you have no idea where to start from and this book is a perfect
tutorial that guide MySQL newbie step by step to more and more
complicated aspects of MySQL. Even if almost 1/3 of the book is about
programming MySQL using different languages, you will find enough
information to get basic MySQL experience, have a clear understanding of
all MySQL concepts and be prepared to read (and understand) MySQL
reference books ( You will need them anyway :-) )Even when you finish to
read this book
it will serve you as good SQL (mSQL and MySQL dialects)
reference.Conclusion: this is your first MySQL book! I think the second will
be MySQL Reference Book.
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