Useful MySQL Commands For PHP Development
When I’m developing PHP applications I normally have a DOS window open so I can run SQL scripts from the command line. Often, this is so I can check that MySQL database tables are being updated correctly while I am running PHP scripts.
MySQL and LAMP Software
MySQL is the world’s most widely used database management system. You don’t have to be a seasoned programmer to use MySQL on its own or as part of dynamic web sites for a very wide variety of database applications. This article introduces MySQL and the other LAMP components. First we will briefly present the history of MySQL.
SQLite Database System - A Beginners’ Guide
What is SQLite?
It is a self-contained, zero-configuration, and transactional SQL database system that makes your database management simpler and easier than you can ever imagine before. It has mostly all features of SQL92.
Why Learn MySQL
MySQL is the most widely used database management language. With MySQL even inexperienced programmers can create and modify databases consisting of multiple tables. For example, a database for a personnel-staffing organization might contain several tables including a table of available jobs, a table of available employers, and a table of staffing consultants. Databases that drive real-life applications often consist of dozens and dozens of interrelated tables. MySQL does what it takes to generate such databases and manage them efficiently. Combined with PHP and Apache or alternative software MySQL runs on the Internet. The personnel staffing organization could provide many of its services on the Internet relying on MySQL.
Advantages and Disadvantages to Using MySQL Vs MS SQL
Two of the most popular database systems used by web developers today are MySQL and Microsoft’s MS SQL server. Both are similar in regards to being storage and retrieval systems. The two systems support primary keys, along with key indices which allow you to speed up queries and constrain input. Furthermore, both systems offer some form of support for XML.
