Product Description

If you use MySQL, you know why it's the world's most popular open source database: small, fast, and powerful, and so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. There are always some little-known commands and clauses that could help you become more efficient in your work if you could just keep them in mind. The problem is, you don't always have time to stop and thumb through an exhaustive reference when you're hard at work. If you need a quick reminder, the MySQL Pocket Reference can lead you straight to the answer you need to know to get the job done. Easy to take and use anywhere, this little book provides instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. A complete reference to the MySQL version of SQL, it also serves as a convenient companion to our large, in-depth volume, Managing and Using MySQL and covers installation of MySQL and includes a description of SQL commands, data types, operators, and functions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #348663 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
George Reese has taken an unusual path into business software development. After earning a B.A. in philosophy from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, George went off to Hollywood where he worked on television shows such as "The People's Court" and ESPN's "Up Close". The L.A. riots convinced him to return to Maine where he finally became involved with software development and the Internet. George has since specialized in the development of Internet-oriented Java enterprise systems and the strategic role of technology in business processes. He is the author of Database Programming with JDBC and Java, 2nd Edition and the world's first JDBC driver, the mSQL-JDBC driver for mSQL. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife Monique and three cats, Misty, Gypsy, and Tia. He makes a living as the National Practice Director of Technology Strategy for digital@jwt in Minneapolis.

Customer Reviews

Great wee book for the bus ....................................with instant obsolesence.
These reference books are great for stuffing in your pocket as you rush for the bus in the morning. MySQL Pocket Reference , being a particularly good example. MySQL , the language , has many variants or versions , resulting in instant obsolescence on publication.
Pocket books are the best option when trying to remember the syntax of 90% of SQL functions .
Great wee book.

Pocket Guide
Everything you would expect from O'Reilly. Just the right level for a Quick reminder. Shame Amazon take so long to dispatch the order