This document discusses stored procedures in MySQL. It defines a stored procedure as a segment of SQL code that is stored in the database catalog and can be called later. Some key points covered include:
- Stored procedures increase performance and reduce traffic by minimizing the back-and-forth between application and database.
- They are created using the CREATE PROCEDURE statement and called using the CALL statement.
- Cursors allow iterating through result sets within stored procedures and are used with OPEN, FETCH, CLOSE statements.
- An example stored procedure that checks teacher ages using a cursor is provided.