MySQL Fundamentals
A Practical Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL with MySQL
What's Included:
Key Highlights
- Beginner-friendly SQL explanations
- Real MySQL examples and exercises
- Covers schema design and relationships
- Includes security and backup basics
- Perfect foundation for advanced SQL
Overview
Learn MySQL from scratch. Understand relational databases, write powerful SQL queries, and manage MySQL databases with practical, beginner-friendly examples.
The Problem
Many beginners struggle to understand databases and SQL because tutorials focus on syntax without explaining how databases actually work.
The Solution
This book explains relational database concepts clearly and teaches SQL step by step using MySQL with practical, real-world examples.
About This Book
Learn MySQL the Right Way
MySQL Fundamentals is a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to relational databases and SQL using MySQL.
This book teaches you how databases work, how MySQL stores and manages data, and how to write efficient SQL queries that power real-world applications.
You will start with core database concepts, then progressively master MySQL installation, schema design, SQL querying, indexing, performance basics, and essential administration tasks.
What You Will Learn
- How relational databases work
- Installing and connecting to MySQL
- Designing MySQL databases and tables
- Writing SQL queries from beginner to intermediate level
- Working with multiple tables and relationships
- Indexing and performance basics
- MySQL security, users, and privileges
- Backup and maintenance fundamentals
This book focuses on real-world MySQL usage and prepares you for production environments or further database specialization.
Thomas Ellison
Who Is This Book For?
- Complete beginners to databases and SQL
- Junior developers and students
- Backend and web developers
- Data and business analysts
- Anyone learning MySQL for real projects
Who Is This Book NOT For?
- Experienced database administrators
- Advanced SQL performance experts
- Readers looking for NoSQL databases
Table of Contents
- What Databases Are and Why They Matter
- Introduction to MySQL
- Installing MySQL
- Connecting to MySQL
- Databases, Tables, and Rows
- Relationships and Data Modeling
- Basic SQL Queries
- Inserting, Updating, and Deleting Data
- Working with Multiple Tables
- Aggregation and Grouping
- Subqueries and Views
- Indexes Explained
- Query Performance Basics
- MySQL Users and Privileges
- Basic MySQL Security
- Backing Up MySQL Databases
- Basic MySQL Maintenance
- Using MySQL with Applications
- From MySQL Fundamentals to Advanced Topics
Requirements
- A computer with MySQL installed
- Basic computer skills
- No prior SQL or database experience required
