Press Release
December 7, 2006
MySQL Cookbook Second Edition: Timesaving Recipes for Database Developers and DBAs
Sebastopol, CA--At first take, MySQL lacks the glamour surrounding sexy
Web 2.0 technologies. It is, after all, a database. But in fact, it serves
as the backbone for much of what we see and use online, and as
such--though lacking in sexiness--makes up for it in sturdiness, power,
and flexibility. This explains why it's giving the two top deployed
databases a run for their money, holding its own with millions of active
MySQL installations, and tens of thousands of downloads per day.
Both experienced MySQL users and those dealing with their first
installation have one thing in common: they face everyday programming
dilemmas and data manipulation challenges that slow them down. These
database developers and DBAs will find the answers they need in the new,
second edition of MySQL Cookbook (O'Reilly, US $49.99) by Paul Dubois.
"The book doesn't attempt to develop full-fledged, complex applications,"
says Dubois. "Instead, it assists you in developing applications yourself
by helping you get past problems that have you stumped."
The book provides a wealth of recipes including how to access data from
multiple tables at the same time, find matches or mismatches between rows
in two tables, store images into MySQL and retrieve them for display in
web pages, and much more. "Readers won't just find code, though," notes
Dubois. "They'll get the explanations of how and why the code works so
they can adapt the techniques to other similar situations."
Highlights:
- Serves as a timesaving resource that users can turn to when they need
quick solutions or techniques for attacking particular types of questions
that arise when using MySQL.
- Updated to cover MySQL 5.0/5.1 and its powerful new features, along with the older (but still widespread) MySQL 4.1.
- Shows ways of formulating queries with SQL using the mysql client program
and methods for writing programs that interact with the MySQL server
through an API.
- Includes many new examples for using Perl, Python, Java, and even Ruby
(using the Ruby DBI module) to retrieve and display data.
- Also updated to include subqueries, views, stored routines, triggers, and
events.
"Many people sense how powerful a tool MySQL is, but don't have a lot of
training to draw on when faced with common database-related tasks," says
Dubois. "This book provides the how-to that will enable them to solve
problems and exploit MySQL more fully."
Paul Dubois was one of the first contributors to the online "MySQL
Reference Manual," the documentation project that supported administrators
and developers in the opening years of MySQL in the late 1990s. He's
written several books on MySQL, including the first edition of MySQL
Cookbook.
Background and Market Information:
http://del.icio.us/oreillymedia/mysqlcookbook
Additional Resources:
MySQL Cookbook, Second Edition
Paul Dubois
ISBN: 0-596-52708-X, 948 pages, $49.99 US, $64.99 CA
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