1. Course Introduction
Course Objectives
Course Overview
Using the Workbook
Suggested References

2. Introduction to Database Concepts
and MySQL
Features of a Relational Database
Where does SQL Fit in?
Database Access
Why MySQL?
The History of MySQL
MySQL Software Features

3. Database Design
Developing the Design of a Database
Database Entities
The Primary Key
Foreign Key Relationships
Data Models and Normalization
Second Normal Form (2NF)
Third Normal Form (3NF) and Beyond
Translating a Data Model into a
Database Design

4. MySQL Client Software and the mysql Command-Line Tool
Available Client Software
Environment Variable
Running the mysql Client
Customizing the mysql Prompt
mysql Commands
Using the Help Command
Some Useful mysql Options
Working with a Database
Examining Table Definitions
Other SHOW Options

5. DDL-Data Definition Language
DDL & DML Overview
Building Table Definitions
Identifiers
Column Definitions
Numeric Datatypes
ENUM and SET Types
Date and Time Datatypes
AUTO_INREMEN
TUNIQUE Constraints
Primary Keys
Modifying Tables
Foreign Keys
Renaming and Dropping Tables

6. DML-Data Manipulation Language
DDL & DML Overview
Data Values: Numbers
Data Values: Strings
Working with NULL Values
Bulk Loading of Data
Bulk Data Format
Working with Special Values in Bulk
Data
Adding New Table Rows with INSERT
Copying Rows
UPDATE
REPLACE
Removing Table Rows
Transactions
InnoDB: Using Transactional Processing
Locking Tables

7. Queries-The SELECT Statement
SELECT Syntax Summary
Choosing Data Sources and Destinations
for SELECT
Presentation of Table Data with SELECT
Being Selective about Which Rows areDisplayed
User-Defined Variables
Expressions and Functions
Control Flow Operators and Functions
Function Names
Comparison Operators and Functions
String Functions
Numeric Operators and Functions
Date and Time Functions
Forcing Data Interpretation
Miscellaneous Functions

8. Building a Result Set from Several Sources
UNION
Combining Data from Two Tables
Using WHERE to Choose Matching Rows
INNER JOIN
OUTER JOINs
Multiple Tables, Fields, Joins, and Ordering
SELECT * and USING Columns

9. Advanced SQL Techniques
MySQL Pattern Matching
Multipliers, Anchors, and Grouping
GROUP BY
Aggregates
Subqueries
Subquery Comparisons and Quantifiers
Other Subqueries
Subquery Alternatives and Restrictions
InnoDB Multi-Table Updates and Deletes
Building a VIEW
Updatable VIEWs

10. MySQL Storage Engines
Storage Engine Overview
Other Storage Engine Types
The Basics of Commonly Used Storage Engines
MyISAM Limits and Features
MyISAM Data File Format
InnoDB Data Management
MEMORY and FEDERATED
MERGE and ARCHIVE

11. Utilities
Client Overview
Specifying Options for Command-Line Clients
Client Option Files
Checking Tables with myisamchk and mysqlchk
Using myisamchk and mysqlchk for Repairs
mysqlshow and mysqlimport
Using mysqldump
The MySQL Workbench-General
MySQL Workbench-Execution
Data Modeling with the Workbench
SQL Development
Third Party Tools

12. Database Programmability
Stored Routines: Basic Concepts
Routine Creation and Use
Flow Control Statement
Writing Blocks of Code
Triggers
Stored Routines, Triggers, and the Binary Log
Table HANDLERs
Prepared Statements

13. Optimization and Performance Tuning
Optimizing Your Database
Table Partitioning
Optimizing Queries
The Use of Indexes to Support Querie
Thinking about JOIN Queries
Query Sorts, Indexes, and Short-Circuiting
INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and Table Locks
Some General Optimizations
Optimizations Specific to MyISAM
Optimizations Specific to InnoDB

Appendix A:
Installation, Configuration,and Upgrading
MySQL Software
Preparing to Install MySQL
After the Download
Configuring the Server
Starting the Server
The Initial User Accounts
Verifying Server Operation
Upgrading
Copying a Database between
Architecture

Appendix B:
MySQL Programming Interfaces
Database Application Architectures
Connecting MySQL to ODBC
Connecting MySQL to MS/Office and MS/Access
Connecting to MySQL from Perl
Programming Perl to MySQL
Connecting to MySQL from PHP
Programming PHP to MySQL