false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg 1983063 1 Good programming--which is to say, programming that yields both efficient code and a profitable life for the programmer--depends on not reinventing the wheel. If someone else has solved the problem you're facing (and someone almost always has), you'd be foolish to waste your energy figuring out your own solution. <I>MySQL Cookbook</I> presents solutions to scores of problems related to the MySQL database server. Readers stand a good chance of finding a ready-made solution to problems such as querying databases, validating and formatting data, importing and exporting values, and using advanced features like session tracking and transactions. Paul DuBois has done a great job assembling efficient solutions to common database programming problems, and teaches his readers a lot about MySQL and its attendant APIs in the process.<p>DuBois organizes his cookbook's recipes into sections on the problem, the solution stated simply, and the solution implemented in code and discussed. The implementation and discussion sections are the most valuable, as they contain the command sequences, code listings, and design explanations that can be transferred to outside projects. The main gripe readers will have about <I>MySQL Cookbook</I> is that the author, in his effort to cover the range of MySQL-friendly programming languages, uses different languages in his solutions to various problems. You'll see a Perl solution to one programming challenge (Perl, in fact, is the most frequently used language, followed by PHP), a Python fix for the next, and a Java sample after that. Readers have to hope that they find a solution in the language they're working with, or that they're able to transliterate the one DuBois has provided. It's usually not a big problem. <I>--David Wall</I> <p> <B>Topics covered:</B> How to make MySQL databases do your bidding--in terms of queries, table manipulation, data formatting, transactions, and Web interfaces--through the database server's command line interfaces and (more importantly) through the MySQL APIs of Perl, PHP, Java, and Python. Particularly excellent coverage deals with formatting dates and times, management of null values, string manipulation, and import/export techniques. 1986556 11 2002 MySQL Cookbook total:3|4:2|3:1| 3 11 10 0 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Thu Nov 19 01:34:17 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 01:34:17 -0800 2009 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Sun Jun 28 20:41:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 21:39:11 -0700 2009 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Tue Nov 04 08:30:48 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 08:30:48 -0800 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 18:12:24 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 18:12:24 -0700 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Thu Jul 24 11:24:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 11:24:41 -0700 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 3 0 false Thu Jun 12 00:34:10 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 00:34:10 -0700 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Wed Mar 19 18:50:15 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 18:50:15 -0700 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Fri Feb 22 10:20:24 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 10:20:42 -0800 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 0 0 false Fri Feb 01 10:59:38 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 10:59:38 -0800 2008 1983063 0596001452 9780596001452 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191328343m/1983063.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1983063.MySQL_Cookbook 4 0 false Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Oct 02 05:32:23 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 05:51:13 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1983063