MySQL Administration and Development

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Course Description

MySQL Administration and Development training course is the open source community’s most popular Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) offering, and is a key part of LAMP – Linux™, Apache™, MySQL®, PHP/Perl/Python®. Many Fortune 500 companies adopt MySQL to reap the benefits of an open source, platform-independent RDMS, such as simplifying conversion from other platforms and lowering database Total Cost of Ownership by 90%. This class encourages the student to explore database fundamentals, as well as MySQL features. Students learn the basics of MySQL use and the programming of stored routines and triggers. Students also participate in database design discussions, perform administrative functions, learn about optimization and performance tuning, and explore various APIs.  This course covers MySQL 5.0.

Course Outline

1. INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE CONCEPTS AND MYSQL

1.     Features of a Relational Database
2.     Where does SQL Fit in?
3.     Database Access
4.     Why MySQL?
5.     The History of MySQL

2. INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION AND UPGRADING

1.     MySQL Software
2.     MySQL Software Features
3.     Preparing to Install MySQL
4.     Available Client Software
5.     After the Download
6.     Configuring the Server
7.     Starting the Server
8.     The Initial User Accounts
9.     Verifying Server Operation
10.     Upgrading
11.     Copying a Database between Architectures
12.     Environment Variables

3. DATABASE DESIGN

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

4. USING THE MYSQL COMMAND-LINE TOOL

1.     Running the mysql Client
2.     Customizing the mysql Prompt mysql Commands
3.     Using the Help Command
4.     Some Useful mysql Options
5.     Working with a Database
6.     Examining Table Definitions
7.     Other SHOW Options

 5. DDL – DATA DEFINITION LANGUAGE

1.     DDL & DML Overview
2.     Building Table Definitions
3.     Identifiers
4.     Column Definitions
5.     Numeric Datatypes
6.     ENUM and SET Types
7.     Date and Time Datatypes
8.     AUTO_INREMENT
9.     UNIQUE Constraints
10.     Primary Keys
11.     Modifying Tables
12.     Foreign Keys
13.     Renaming and Dropping Tables

6. DML – DATA MANIPULATION LANGUAGE

1.     DDL & DML Overview
2.     Data Values: Numbers
3.     Data Values: Strings
4.     Working with NULL Values
5.     Bulk Loading of Data
6.     Bulk Data Format
7.     Working with Special Values in Bulk Data
8.     Adding New Table Rows with INSERT
9.     Copying Rows
10.     UPDATE
11.     REPLACE
12.     Removing Table Rows
13.     Transactions
14.     InnoDB: Using Transactional Processing
15.     Locking Tables

7. QUERIES – THE SELECT STATEMENT

1.     SELECT Syntax Summary
2.     Choosing Data Sources and Destinations for SELECT
3.     Presentation of Table Data with SELECT
4.     Being Selective About Which Rows are Displayed
5.     User-Defined Variables
6.     Expressions and Functions
7.     Control Flow Operators and Functions
8.     Function Names
9.     Comparison Operators and Functions
10.     String Functions
11.     Numeric Operators and Functions
12.     Date and Time Functions
13.     Forcing Data Interpretation
14.     Miscellaneous Functions

 8. BUILDING A RESULT SET FROM SEVERAL SOURCES

1.     UNION
2.     Combining Data from Two Tables
3.     Using WHERE to Choose Matching Rows
4.     INNER JOIN
5.     OUTER JOINs
6.     Multiple Tables, Fields, Joins, and Ordering
7.     SELECT * and USING Columns

9. ADVANCED SQL TECHNIQUES

1.     MySQL Pattern Matching
2.     Multipliers, Anchors, and Grouping
3.     GROUP BY
4.     Aggregates
5.     Subqueries
6.     Subquery Comparisons and Quantifiers
7.     Other Subqueries
8.     Subquery Alternatives and Restrictions
9.     InnoDB Multi-Table Updates and Deletes
10.     Building a VIEW
11.     Updatable VIEWs

10.  MYSQL STORAGE ENGINES

1.     Storage Engine Overview
2.     Other Storage Engine Types
3.     The Basics of Commonly Used Storage Engines
4.     MyISAM Limits and Features
5.     MyISAM Data File Format
6.     InnoDB and Hardware Limitations
7.     InnoDB Shared Tablespace Configuration
8.     InnoDB Per-Table Tablespaces
9.     InnoDB Data Management
10.     MEMORY and FEDERATED
11.     MERGE and ARCHIVE

11. UTILITIES

1.     Client Overview
2.     Specifying Options for Command-Line Clients
3.     Client Option Files
4.     Checking Tables with myisamchk and mysqlchk
5.     Using myisamchk and mysqlchk for Repairs mysqlshow and mysqlimport
6.     Using mysqldump
7.     The Query Browser
8.     MySQL Query Browser: Deeper
9.     MySQL Administrator: Basic Operations
10.     MySQL Administrator: Monitoring the Server and User Administration
11.     Third Party Tools

12. ADMINISTERING A DATABASE AND USERS

1.     The Server-Side Programs
2.     Starting the MySQL Server
3.     Using SET for Server Options
4.     Table Management
5.     Server Log Files mysqladmin
6.     Backup and Restore
7.     Miscellaneous Functions
8.     User Account Management
9.     Understanding User Privileges
10.     User Account Rights Management
11.     User Account Privileges
12.     Managing Access to the Database Environment

 13. DATABASE PROGRAMMABILITY

1.     Stored Routines: Basic Concepts
2.     Routine Creation and Use
3.     Flow Control Statement
4.     Writing Blocks of Code
5.     Triggers
6.     Stored Routines, Triggers, and the Binary Log
7.     Table HANDLERs
8.     Prepared Statements

14. OPTIMIZATION AND PERFORMANCE TUNING

1.     Hardware Limitations
2.     Optimizing the MySQL Server’s Interaction with the External World
3.     Adjusting the MySQL Server Configuration
4.     Optimizing Your Database
5.     Optimizing Queries
6.     The Use of Indexes to Support Queries
7.     Thinking about JOIN Queries
8.     Query Sorts, Indexes, and Short-Circuiting
9.     INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and Table Locks
10.     Some General Optimizations
11.     Optimizations Specific to MyISAM
12.     Optimizations Specific to InnoDB

15. MYSQL PROGRAMMING INTERFACES

1.     Database Application Architectures
2.     Connecting MySQL to ODBC
3.     Connecting MySQL to MS/Office and MS/Access
4.     Connecting to MySQL from Perl
5.     Programming Perl to MySQL
6.     Connecting to MySQL from PHP
7.     Programming PHP To MySQL

Learning Path

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