MySQL Stored Procedure Programming
MySQL Stored Procedure Programming By Guy Harrison, Steven Feuerstein
March 2006
Pages: 636

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon

Table of Contents

  1. Stored Programming Fundamentals

    1. Chapter 1 Introduction to MySQL Stored Programs

      1. What Is a Stored Program?
      2. A Quick Tour
      3. Resources for Developers Using Stored Programs
      4. Some Words of Advice for Developers
      5. Conclusion

    2. Chapter 2 MySQL Stored Programming Tutorial

      1. What You Will Need
      2. Our First Stored Procedure
      3. Variables
      4. Parameters
      5. Conditional Execution
      6. Loops
      7. Dealing with Errors
      8. Interacting with the Database
      9. Calling Stored Programs from Stored Programs
      10. Putting It All Together
      11. Stored Functions
      12. Triggers
      13. Calling a Stored Procedure from PHP
      14. Conclusion

    3. Chapter 3 Language Fundamentals

      1. Variables, Literals, Parameters, and Comments
      2. Operators
      3. Expressions
      4. Built-in Functions
      5. Data Types
      6. MySQL 5 "Strict" Mode
      7. Conclusion

    4. Chapter 4 Blocks, Conditional Statements, and Iterative Programming

      1. Block Structure of Stored Programs
      2. Conditional Control
      3. Iterative Processing with Loops
      4. Conclusion

    5. Chapter 5 Using SQL in Stored Programming

      1. Using Non-SELECT SQL in Stored Programs
      2. Using SELECT Statements with an INTO Clause
      3. Creating and Using Cursors
      4. Using Unbounded SELECT Statements
      5. Performing Dynamic SQL with Prepared Statements
      6. Handling SQL Errors: A Preview
      7. Conclusion

    6. Chapter 6 Error Handling

      1. Introduction to Error Handling
      2. Condition Handlers
      3. Named Conditions
      4. Missing SQL:2003 Features
      5. Putting It All Together
      6. Handling Stored Program Errors in the Calling Application
      7. Conclusion

  2. Stored Program Construction

    1. Chapter 7 Creating and Maintaining Stored Programs

      1. Creating Stored Programs
      2. Editing an Existing Stored Program
      3. SQL Statements for Managing Stored Programs
      4. Getting Information About Stored Programs
      5. Conclusion

    2. Chapter 8 Transaction Management

      1. Transactional Support in MySQL
      2. Defining a Transaction
      3. Working with Savepoints
      4. Transactions and Locks
      5. Transaction Design Guidelines
      6. Conclusion

    3. Chapter 9 MySQL Built-in Functions

      1. String Functions
      2. Numeric Functions
      3. Date and Time Functions
      4. Other Functions
      5. Conclusion

    4. Chapter 10 Stored Functions

      1. Creating Stored Functions
      2. SQL Statements in Stored Functions
      3. Calling Stored Functions
      4. Using Stored Functions in SQL
      5. Conclusion

    5. Chapter 11 Triggers

      1. Creating Triggers
      2. Using Triggers
      3. Trigger Overhead
      4. Conclusion

  3. Using MySQL Stored Programs in Applications

    1. Chapter 12 Using MySQL Stored Programs in Applications

      1. The Pros and Cons of Stored Programs in Modern Applications
      2. Advantages of Stored Programs
      3. Disadvantages of Stored Programs
      4. Calling Stored Programs from Application Code
      5. Conclusion

    2. Chapter 13 Using MySQL Stored Programs with PHP

      1. Options for Using MySQL with PHP
      2. Using PHP with the mysqli Extension
      3. Using MySQL with PHP Data Objects
      4. Conclusion

    3. Chapter 14 Using MySQL Stored Programs with Java

      1. Review of JDBC Basics
      2. Using Stored Programs in JDBC
      3. Stored Programs and J2EE Applications
      4. Using Stored Procedures with Hibernate
      5. Using Stored Procedures with Spring
      6. Conclusion

    4. Chapter 15 Using MySQL Stored Programs with Perl

      1. Review of Perl DBD::mysql Basics
      2. Executing Stored Programs with DBD::mysql
      3. Conclusion

    5. Chapter 16 Using MySQL Stored Programs with Python

      1. Installing the MySQLdb Extension
      2. MySQLdb Basics
      3. Using Stored Programs with MySQLdb
      4. A Complete Example
      5. Conclusion

    6. Chapter 17 Using MySQL Stored Programs with .NET

      1. Review of ADO.NET Basics
      2. Using Stored Programs in ADO.NET
      3. Using Stored Programs in ASP.NET
      4. Conclusion

  4. Optimizing Stored Programs

    1. Chapter 18 Stored Program Security

      1. Permissions Required for Stored Programs
      2. Execution Mode Options for Stored Programs
      3. Stored Programs and Code Injection
      4. Conclusion

    2. Chapter 19 Tuning Stored Programs and Their SQL

      1. Why SQL Tuning Is So Important
      2. How MySQL Processes SQL
      3. SQL Tuning Statements and Practices
      4. About the Upcoming Examples
      5. Conclusion

    3. Chapter 20 Basic SQL Tuning

      1. Tuning Table Access
      2. Tuning Joins
      3. Conclusion

    4. Chapter 21 Advanced SQL Tuning

      1. Tuning Subqueries
      2. Tuning "Anti-Joins" Using Subqueries
      3. Tuning Subqueries in the FROM Clause
      4. Tuning ORDER and GROUP BY
      5. Tuning DML (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
      6. Conclusion

    5. Chapter 22 Optimizing Stored Program Code

      1. Performance Characteristics of Stored Programs
      2. How Fast Is the Stored Program Language?
      3. Reducing Network Traffic with Stored Programs
      4. Stored Programs as an Alternative to Expensive SQL
      5. Optimizing Loops
      6. IF and CASE Statements
      7. Recursion
      8. Cursors
      9. Trigger Overhead
      10. Conclusion

    6. Chapter 23 Best Practices in MySQL Stored Program Development

      1. The Development Process
      2. Coding Style and Conventions
      3. Variables
      4. Conditional Logic
      5. Loop Processing
      6. Exception Handling
      7. SQL in Stored Programs
      8. Dynamic SQL
      9. Program Construction
      10. Performance
      11. Conclusion

  1. Colophon

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