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Summary: MySQL
Review: The choice may be limited but this is the book you want if you're working with MySQL. Extremely thorough without being bore-you-to-tears dry. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Excellent -- covers everything you need!
Review: This book covers everything I needed to know about MySQL and PHP (I didn't know SQL nor PHP beforehand). It's very well written and a pleasure to read (read it in two days).
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Summary: Just superb
Review: Possibly one of the best technical books I've opened. Even glossing through it I learnt plenty about MySQL, even though I thought I knew enough. From basic to advanced and from programming to admin - this book has it all!
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Summary: Finally, THE book for MySQL
Review: Just got the book two days ago and have not put it down except to read "Building Database Applications on the Web Using PHP3." (another great buy.)I am new to SQL and this book is something worth buying. It is written for both techies and non-techies, and if you have the desire to learn MySQL, buy this book. It is the most concise and well written book on the language ever. Make sure you block out a chunk of time, because once you start reading, you will not put this book down. It fills the gap where other books fail. The tutorial gets you up to speed very quickly (VERY) and you will be building databases within the first 1/2 hour of opening the book. I buy an average of 5 or so books a week and I guarantee that most of them will be covered with dust before I put this book down. If you have the desire to learn on your own and want to learn MySQL... BUY THE BOOK! Don't wait! Sell something if you have to, get a second job. Whatever it takes, you can not be without this book!
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Summary: Great Book! Buy This one!
Review: This is a great book. I just got in today and I have already read through all of the DBI section and have found it to be the MOST helpful I could find. I have also touched on other parts of the book and found it to be a world of helpful information. If you want to learn about MySql and the many ways to use it, access it, and program with it BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: This is *THE* Book
Review: I have purchased many books on SQL. I USUALLY purchase books (I own over 30) from Oreilly, as I did with their MySql/MSQL book which was absolutely NOTHING in comparison to the MySQL book by Other New Riders. I really must say this book is PERFECT. It covers EVERY major topic. It is SUPERBLY written, both novices and experts alike can easily learn, follow, and understand this book. It's an extraordinarly effective tutorial, learing guide, and reference. It gives clear, easy to follow instructions and examples on everything, and anything you need to do in reguard to databases. I give this book my HIGHEST possible recommendation. This book was worth every single penny I paid for it.
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Summary: The perfect computer book
Review: I've never reviewed a book before, but was driven to write one for this book. I cannot speak for a lay audience, but suspect that the tutorial will help bring anyone up to speed. For someone who is familiar with MySQL, however cursorily, this book is perfect. It's not a question-answer format, but simply superbly written prose. There is a reference section in the back, most every topic of interest is covered. There are detailed programming interface discussions for Perl::DBI, C, and php. If you want to install MySQL onto a box, have MySQL on a box, or want to optimize your databases and queries, buy this book. It's the best computer 'tome' I've ever read, kudos to the author.
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Summary: Buy this book, skip the O'Reilly and others
Review: Clear, well written examples, lots of information, and logical explanations. This is a better value than any other of the book on Mysql and is actually easy to read.
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Summary: The magic "L.A.M.P."
Review: This book will be an instant classic! Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP3 otherwise known as LAMP is "the cool way" to produce secure database applications on the web. To get it all installed without help you would have to be Bill Gates. (ok bad example.) Paul DuBois has the answers for the MySQL piece of the puzzle. If New Riders didn't publish this book someone else would have had to! --Daryl R. Turek, DoMoreStuff.COM
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Summary: Great MySql book
Review: I give it 4 stars due to lack of info on the Java APIs. This is the best mySql book on out there!! I have a couple of others and sometimes they conflict. The other books don't tell the whole story like how different table types impact certain features - this book does and it always seems to be right. Buy this one and leave the others behind.
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