MySQL Pocket Reference: SQL Functions and Utilities, 2/e
暫譯: MySQL 口袋參考手冊：SQL 函數與工具，第二版

Description

To help you be more efficient in your work, this handy pocket reference gives you instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions, especially in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. This powerful database system is so rich in features that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them. MySQL Pocket Reference is an ideal on-the-job companion, well organized to help you find and adapt the statements you need -- quickly.

Updated for the latest versions of this popular database, this edition covers many complex features that have been added to MySQL 5.0 and 5.1, including a section dedicated to stored procedures and triggers. After a brief introduction on installation and initial setup, the book explains:

• How to configure MySQL, such as setting the root password
• MySQL data types, including numerics, strings, dates, and complex types
• SQL syntax, commands, data types, operators, and functions
• Arithmetic, comparison and logical operators
• Aggregate and general functions
• Stored procedures and triggers, including procedure definition, procedure calls, procedure management, cursors, and triggers

You don't have time to stop and thumb through an exhaustive reference when you're hard at work. This portable and affordable guide is small enough to fit into your pocket, and gives you a convenient reference that you can consult anywhere. When you reach a sticking point and need to get to a solution quickly, the MySQL Pocket Reference is the book you want to have.

Table of Contents

Introduction 

     MySQL 5
               Views 

               Triggers 

               Stored Procedures 

               Cursors 

               New Storage Engines 

               Database Events 

     Setup 

               Downloading MySQL 

               Configuration 

               Startup 

               Set the Root Password 

               Replication 

     Command-Line Tools 

     Data Types 

               Numerics 

               Strings 

               Dates 

               Complex Types 

     SQL 

               Case Sensitivity 

               Literals 

               Identifiers 

               Comments 

               Commands 

               Transaction Rules 

     Operators 

               Rules of Precedence 

               Arithmetic Operators 

               Comparison Operators 

               Logical Operators 

     Functions 

               Aggregate Functions 

               General Functions 

     Storage Engines 

     Stored Procedures and Functions 

               Parameters 

               Logic 

               Handlers and Conditions 

     Triggers 

Index