MySQL (Developer's Library)

The volume is superbly organised in 12 chapters and 10 appendices and contains a concise table of contents and an expansive 50-page index for relational information extraction. It is peppered with references to the on-line HTML documentation that comes with the source and binary distributions (which are available and trivially-installable in stable rpm and tar releases).

The first third of MySQL is an excellent instruction tool for database newbies; the second third is a detailed reference for MySQL developers; and the last third consists of clearly annotated appendices, including C, Perl (but not Python), and PHP interfaces.

Perhaps as an indication of the collective will of the developers of MySQL, DuBois does not separate Window 95/98/NT design or development specifics from its main discussions. Platform-independent design is a goal, not a reality, and users will have to rely on newsgroups and mailing lists for details. Moreover, security issues are addressed in a mere 18 pages, a large part of which is devoted to standard UNIX file and network-access permissions. Next-to-nothing is mentioned about defence against common hacking strategies, the use of secure shell interfaces or access encryption.

Although it is nearly 800 pages, DuBois's book is gratefully not encyclopaedic. It is a valuable precis of the MySQL database, and its easy-to-skim look and feel will make it an excellent browse for database experts who want to know what is and is not possible within MySQL, the application. --Peter Leopold, Amazon.com

Amazon.com
The unexpected pleasure of reading books about databases is that they are often written by authors with highly organized minds. Paul DuBois and his editors at New Riders have assembled MySQL with a clarity and lucidity that inspires confidence in the subject matter: a (nearly) freely redistributable SQL-interpreting database client/server primarily geared for Unix systems but maintained for Windows platforms as well. What isn't "free" about MySQL (the application) is its server's commercial use; all clients and noncommercial server use are free. DuBois's tome isn't free either, but its list price is modest in light of its value and the value of its namesake.

The volume is superbly organized into 12 chapters and 10 appendices and contains a concise table of contents and a comprehensive 50-page index. It is peppered with references to the online HTML documentation that comes with the source and binary distributions (which are available and easy to install in stable rpm and tar releases.)

The first third of MySQL is an excellent instruction tool for database newbies; the second third is a detailed reference for MySQL developers; and the last third consists of clearly annotated appendices, including C, Perl (but not Python), and PHP interfaces.

Perhaps as an indication of the collective will of the developers of MySQL, DuBois does not separate Windows 95/98/NT design or development specifics from its main discussions. Platform-independent design is a goal, not a reality, and users will have to rely on newsgroups and mailing lists for details. Moreover, security issues are addressed in a mere 18 pages, a large part of which is devoted to standard Unix file and network-access permissions. Next to nothing is mentioned about defense against common hacking strategies, the use of secure shell interfaces, or access encryption.

Although it is nearly 800 pages in length, DuBois's book is thankfully not encyclopedic. It is a valuable precis of the MySQL database, and its easy-to-skim look and feel will make it an excellent browse for database experts who want to know what is and is not possible within MySQL, the application. --Peter Leopold

Die dreiteilige Gliederung macht das Buch sehr uebersichtlich.
Im ersten Teil werden alle Eigenschaften von MySQL beschrieben, wobei auch auf die Sprache SQL eingegangen wird. Im zweiten Abschnitt sind API-Dokumentationen zu C, Perl und PHP ausfuehrlich behandelt und schliesslich im letzten Bereich geht der Autor auf die Administration eines MySQL-Server ein, wobei Sicherheitsaspekte beruecksichtigt werden!

Fazit: die fuenf Sterne sind gerechtfertigt!


Gute und Umfangreiche Hilfe fuer MySQL Programmierer   November 28, 2001
Mahmut Kursun (Muenchen, Deutschland)
2 aus 2 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich

Dieses Buch war fuer mich der Einstieg in
MySQL. Es bietet verstaendliche Beispiele
in Perl und PHP, welche ich erfolgreich
umsetzen konnte. Die Programmiersprache
C in Zusammenarbeit mit MySQL wird auch
behandelt, wobei ich diese Beispiele nicht
probiert habe.

Nuetzlich war das Buch fuer mich auch als
Nachschlagewerk bei Loesungen von Problemen
bzw. bei der Suche nach Ideen und auch
fuer die Administration von verschiedenen
Usern die auf einem Server mit verschiedenen
Accounts auf MySQL Datenbanken zugreifen.


One of the best books I ever bought   September 11, 2001
I am using this book since 18 month now. By the time I write this our web site based on php4 and MySQL is up and running. This book was a major source for my work. And it is still a great source for accurate, easy to use information. I highly recommend this book to all programmers and admins working with or planing to work with MySQL. Besides the my appreciation for this database project itself at least for me this book is a gift.


excellent introduction to mySQL   Dezember 11, 2000
P. Jetter (Munich, Germany)
I learned mySQL with this book. I can recommend it very dearly because it is written in a very structured , practical way. You build up knowledge step by step with easy-to-understand examples. I wish more people would write programming guides like this one.


Learned little from it that wasn't available online   Juli 31, 2000
Anthony Chua (LA)
I've been using MySQL and PHP for a few months already when I got this book based on all the GLOWING reviews here at Amazon but I was somewhat disappointed upon getting it because I realized there was little information the book that I could not have gleaned from the docs that came with MySQL plus other online resources. If you're the type who prefers 'hand-holding' you will probably like this book however if you're a fairly hardcore techie guy who can get by with just a reference and a simple tutorial, you will find this book redundant