Introduction.

Chapter 1: Introducing the MySQL Relational Database Management System.

Chapter 2: Installing MySQL.

Chapter 3: Working with MySQL.

Chapter 4: Designing a Relational Database.

Chapter 5: Managing Databases, Tables, and Indexes.

Chapter 6: Manipulating Data in a MySQL Database.

Chapter 7: Retrieving Data from a MySQL Database.

Chapter 8: Using Operators in Your SQL Statements.

Chapter 9: Using Functions in Your SQL Statements.

Chapter 10: Accessing Data in Multiple Tables.

Chapter 11: Exporting, Copying, and Importing Data.

Chapter 12: Managing Transactions.

Chapter 13: Administering MySQL.

Chapter 14: Managing MySQL Security.

Chapter 15: Optimizing Performance.

Chapter 16: Managing Backup, Recovery, and Replication.

Chapter 17: Connecting to MySQL from a PHP Application.

Chapter 18: Connecting to MySQL from a Java/J2EE Application.

Chapter 19: Connecting to MySQL from an ASP.NET/C# Application.

Appendix A: Exercise Answers.

Appendix B: MySQL APIs.

Appendix C: MySQL 5.

Stored Procedures.

Triggers.

Views.

Index.