MySQL Database Usage & Administration  (English, Paperback, Vaswani Vikram)

Take your MySQL skills to the top tier

Maximize every powerful feature available in MySQL 5.1 with hands-on instruction from a MySQL expert. This definitive guide shows you how to use MySQL's advanced suite of data management tools, optimize performance and reliability, and secure and administer a robust RDBMS. MySQL Database Usage & Administration includes detailed code examples in each chapter to highlight real-world applications of the material covered. If you want to get the most out of MySQL, you need this practical handbook.

• Understand MySQL's features, technical architecture, subsystems, and commands
• Make database design decisions that optimizre performance, storage, and reliability
• Write complex queries using joins, subqueries, and views
• Group SQL statements into transactions and execute them atomically
• Build and use sophisticated stored procedures and functions
• Automate database operations with triggers and scheduled events
• Import and export data in different formats, including SQL, CSV, and XML
• Optimize server and query performance
• Administer a secure, high availability MySQL RDBMS
• Manage users and control access
• Perform database maintenance, replication, backup, and recovery