Lynda.com MySQL Essential Training

MySQL is by far the most popular database management system for small- to medium-sized web projects. In MySQL Essential Training, instructor Bill Weinman provides clear, concise instruction in the tools needed to create and maintain a database. Bill explores the different data types MySQL supports, and the functions it provides, enabling the user to get the most out of them. He even shows the MySQL PHP interfaces that can be used to create web applications. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course name: MySQL Essential Training
Author: Bill Weinman
Duration (hr:min): 02:46
Released on: 8/4/2009
Exercise files: Yes

Topics include:
• Installing and configuring MySQL
• Creating and using databases
• Using numeric, string, and full-text search functions
• Using the command line interface to access MySQL’s powerful security model
• Inserting and retrieving data
• Choosing a storage engine

Table of Contents:

1. Introducing MySQL
1. Welcome
2. What is MySQL?
3. Important terminology
4. Using the exercise files

2. Installing the Test Environment
1. Installation overview
2. Installing XAMPP on Windows
3. Installing XAMPP on a Mac

3. Configuring MySQL
1. Using the MySQL Command Line Interface on Win
2. Using the MySQL Command Line Interface on a Mac
3. Setting up the root user
4. Setting up a regular user
5. Importing databases on Windows
6. Importing databases on a Mac

4. Using the SQL Interactive Demonstrator (SID)
1. Using SID
2. Installing SID on Windows
3. Installing SID on a Mac

5. Creating a Database
1. Creating a database
2. Creating a table

6. MySQL Data Types
1. What are data types?
2. Numeric types
3. String types
4. Large storage types
5. Date and time types
6. Bit type
7. Boolean values
8. Enumeration types

7. MySQL Functions
1. MySQL functions
2. String functions
3. Numeric functions
4. Date and time functions
5. Time zones in MySQL
6. Installing time zone support in MySQL in Windows
7. Installing time zone support in MySQL on a Mac
8. Aggregate functions
9. Full-text search

8. PHP's MySQLi Interface
1. PHP programming interfaces
2. Introducing CRUD
3. Connecting to the database
4. Prepared statements
5. Fetching results
6. Auto-increment IDs

9. PHP's PDO Interface with MySQL
1. PDO is multi-platform
2. Connecting to the database
3. Prepared statements
4. Fetching results
5. Auto-increment IDs

10. Conclusion
1. Goodbye



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