Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Getting started with MySQL -- Using SQL to manage data -- Data types -- Views and stored programs -- Query optimization -- Introduction to MySQL programming -- Writing MySQL programs using C -- Writing MySQL programs using Perl DBI -- Writing MySQL programs using PHP -- Introduction to MySQL administration -- The MySQL data directory -- General MySQL administration -- Security and access control -- Database maintenance, backups, and replication.

Includes bibliographical references and index.