MySQL, Second Edition

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Summary: Lite on interaction with PHP
Review: This is a great book, but it should have more detail on PHP/MySQL optimization

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Summary: Excellent for those inpersuit of PHP and MySQL
Review: I am very impressed with this book. I bought it shortly after I bought "Professional PHP Programming." It covers everything you need to know about MySQL including administration, interfacing with c++,perl, and php. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in PHP/MySQL developement.

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Summary: A classic - well worth the price
Review: This is book cannot be recommended highly enough if you are developing applications using MySQL. In several months on my bookshelf, it has not failed to answer any question that has arisen in the course of my work. Of the books I keep at my workplace it is the most often borrowed by my co-workers. It is comprehensive and clear in explination. The only nit I have to pick with it is the text styles used - I prefer more use of bold text to highlight section headings.

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Summary: Excellent learning and reference tool
Review: This is a book that should be on every MySQL users desk because it provides great references of every aspect of the database for the advanced users and yet still guides the beginner through the initial stages of making your first MySQL database. I have been using this book for several months now and have found it to be a great time saver when I just need to reference something that has slipped my mind. It also covers the Perl, C, and PHP API's which is a big help. I have mainly used the section on the PHP which tends to be a little light, but then again if you are looking to use PHP you should get a PHP book.

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Summary: Essentially Essential
Review: As a journeyman programmer (I'm actually a Reference Librarian) within one day I was able to use this book to have the Apache(1.3.9)-MySQL(3.22.27)-PHP(4.0.0) trio up and running successfully. I could not have done it without this book. (FYI, I'm running a turnkey full installation of TurboLinux Workstation 6.0 on a low-end pentium with 32mb of RAM.) The subject matter is complex, but this book is thorough. You'll still have to slog through a lot, do some minor troubleshooting, and generally pay attention. But ... all the necessary information is available and explained in this work. My geek librarian colleagues are jealous that I own this book!

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Summary: The Best
Review: Very well written & is best treatment of MySQL I have seen. As an added bonus the chapters on the Perl DBI and PHP make it an excellent tutorial on those interfaces as well. Worth every penny!

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Summary: Simply Fantastic
Review: Not too much more to add to what all the others wrote about this book. Paul DuBois made magic making technical writing come together with practical application. If you use or want to use MySQL, and you DONT get this book, you'll be making a HUGE mistake, and killing countless hours studying other things that could get you confused. This is THE book for MySQL, and I could not (won't) recommend anything else. This is all you need...I implemented my entire e-commerce database for my site with this one book without a single complication....thanks New Riders...

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Summary: Excellent MySQL resource
Review: I have read several books on MySQL. I compare them one by one and this contains the most comprehensive resources among all of them. This book clearly identifies the strength and weakness of the DBMS. If you are new to DBMS, this book helps you quickly equip with the knowledge. I especially love the part of API programming, as it gives detail information on how to do web programming with MySQL. Sample codes on Perl, PHP, etc are included, and they all work flawlessly. You don't need to worry how to make your Apache support PHP and Perl, as this book clearly teaches you the necessary procedure to do so. I believe the author has spent considerable time and effort in writing this book. Other useful resources include database maintainence, security and user administration, which are all essential parts in DBMS. Do buy this book if you want to setup MySQL in your environment.

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Summary: WOW this book is a big help!
Review: I have been reading this book all day (it came yesterday) and it has greatly added to my understanding of MySQL. Like some other reviewers have noted, it has already obsoleted the O'Reilly book.

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Summary: Great Start for MySQL
Review: I have been trying to come up with the correct solution for my home website and have found that (after trying Enhydra App Server with MySQL and some other solutions) MySQL is by far the best. And this book is a must have! I highly recommend it for folks looking to learn a great database that's fast and free. Look at PHP too, as it's a great addition to MySQL.