"SQL For Dummies"

eBook Name: SQL For Dummies
eBook Type: MySQL

MySQL Database

Many database management system (DBMS) tools run on a variety of hardware platforms.

The differences among the tools can be many, but all serious products have one thing in common: They support data access and manipulation in SQL, the industry-standard language specifically designed to enable people to create and manage databases.

If you know SQL, you can build relational databases and get useful information out of them.

Relational database management systems are vital to many organizations.

People often think that creating and maintaining these systems are extremely complex activities จC the domain of database gurus who possess enlightenment beyond that of ordinary mortals.

sweeps away the database mystique.

Written in easy-to-understand terms and updated with the latest information on SQL, this handy reference shows you step-by-step how to make your database designs a reality using SQL:2003.

But you don't have to be a database newbie to find value