Rating:  - ONLY THE BEST!!!
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS MAN KNOWS HIS ONIONS AND HOW TO CONVEY HIS KNOWLEDGE TO OTHERS. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE BOOK EXCEPT; IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MYSQL, BUY THE BOOK!!!!!!!.
Rating: - Excellent PHP Reference & How-to Manual
This book is a "must-have" for the person beginning to use PHP with MySQL for web development. Concise, practical information. Easy to understand. Explanations of commnads and their uses as well as many examples. Well indexed, very easy to find specific information. This book has been invaluable to me in getting database driven applications on the web. This is one of the most thorough books on the subject I have seen to date. Well worth the investment!
Rating: - Truly outstanding book
Recently I had to write a mysql demo for a tradshow. I had
never worked with mySQL before. I got this book and was
able to complete a full fledged demo in a matter of three
days, working part time. The book is very well organized,
easy to read and understand and best of all the examples
work without modifications. I highly recommend this book
for beginners. I would have done so for all levels but
I'm not an advanced user of mySQL.
If you're thinking of getting started on mySQL this is the
book.
Rating: - Outstanding organization and lucid prose
I had little experience with database creation and maintenance prior to my current project. In fact, I had been putting off getting involved in any database projects for fear of the learning curve. I'm midway through the project now, and DuBois' guide has been indespensible throughout.
Highlights:
* chapter organization -- starts with a tutorial on basic usage of MySql, and relegates installation guidance to an appendix. Too often such texts mix usage and administation in a chaotic jumble.
* comprehensive index -- I've yet to fail in finding a topic at the first entry I've searched.
* appendices (MySQL operators and datatypes, SQL, C and Perl api references) -- due to the size of this volume, these handy reference sections can be hard to thumb to, unless you glue in some post-its like I did, but they're worth finding for quick, clear descriptions of total Mysql usage.
* prose -- Terse (despite the volumes' 1200 pages), clear, and well-organized.
* author's background -- DuBois' close involvment in the ongoing efforts of the MySql project have given him a vast knowledge of the arcane differences in versions and operating systems as well as upcoming features. The 2nd edition is very uptodate at of mid-summer 2003.
MySql, BTW, has not disappointed.
Rating:  - Great MySQL reference
Whether you are an experienced MySQL database administrator or want a book to show how to administer or develop for MySQL, then this is the book for you. While DBAs will find the appendices an invaluable resource (which cover topics as diverse as column type and function reference to the MySQL API), beginning developers will find the most use out of the more "instructional" chapters. This book is written for a very large audience, and appears to succeed in this area.
The book is divided up into four sections: general use, API, administration, and the appendices (or everything else). The general use section is really geared for new MySQL developers. In this section, the basics of querying data, some of the nuances of MySQL, as well as query optimization are discussed.
I was especially impressed by the appendices, which consisted of about 1/3 of the book. In the appendices, you will find a complete MySQL data type reference as well as various built in functions.
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