The MySQL Tutorial consists of a series of short, very concise chapters, each on a tightly targeted topic, with a task-oriented focus.Each chapter is written so it can be read in a single sitting and be easily digested. The main focus is on five key installation and configuration, using MySQL, administering MySQL, optimizing MySQL, and MySQL's associated APIs.With 4 million installations and 27,000 downloads per day, MySQL continues to grow as one of the most widely used databases in the world. Now an enterprise-level database, MySQL features full support for transactions, integrating improvements that enhance MySQL's architectural foundation for building heavy-load commercial applications.
this "tutorial"/propaganda pamphlet is useful for those who want to know the idiosyncracies of MySql (as compared to MS Sequel Server or other similar applications). it is about the worst thing one can read to learn relational database concepts, sql coding or just about anything else -- you'd need a more detailed manual to learn anything from the ground up.
assumes knowledge of command line sql and DOS.
a real page-turner with a shocking and unpredictable conclusion! (no spoilers here, though)