MySQL for Beginners

• Explain MySQL storage engines
• Explain database transactions
• Obtain database metadata
• Describe MySQL GUI tools
• Monitor database performance
• Perform database backup and recovery
• Export and import database data
• Describe the features and benefits of MySQL
• Explain the basics of relational databases
• Design an effective database
• Build a database and tables by using SQL Modify or delete database entities
• Query data with the SELECT command
• Join data from multiple tables
• Perform nested subqueries
• Use built-in MySQL functions

• Administrator
• Database Administrators
• Database Designers
• Developer

• Explain the relational database model.
• Describe the features and benefits of MySQL.
• Install and configure the MySQL server and clients.
• Design efficient databases.
• Use Structured Query Language (SQL) to build your database and query data.
• Employ appropriate MySQL tools.

Required Prerequisites:

• Basic computer literacy is required

Suggested Prerequisites

• Knowledge of database concepts.
• Previous experience with any command-line program

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1. Introduction to MySQL

• Course Goals
• Course Lesson Map
• MySQL Overview
• MySQL Database Server Editions
• MySQL Products
• MySQL Services and Support
• MySQL Resources
• Example Databases

2. MySQL Server and Client

• MySQL Client/Server Model
• Communication protocols
• MySQL Connectors
• The LAMP Stack
• Installation of the MySQL server
• MySQL Server and Client Startup
• Keyboard Editing
• Session Logging With the tee File

3. Database Basics

• Basics of Relational Databases
• Spreadsheet Versus Database
• Entities and Relationships
• Relationship Categories
• SQL Language and MySQL
• SQL data definition language
• SQL data manipulation language

4. Database Design

• Database Modeling
• Structure and Cardinality Diagram (ERD)
• Keys
• Normalization
• Database Design
• Viewing and Evaluating a Database

5. Table Data Types

• Data Types as Part of Database Design
• Numeric Data Types
• Temporal Data Types
• Character String Data Types
• Character Set and Collation Support
• Binary String Data Types
• Data Type Considerations
• The Meaning of NULL

6. Database and Table Creation

• Creating a Database
• Creating a Table
• Showing How a Table Was Created
• Column Options
• Table Options
• Table Indexing
• Table Constraints

7. Basic Queries

• The SELECT Statement
• Troubleshooting
• SQL Modes for Syntax Checking
• Common SQL Modes
• MySQL Workbench for SQL Development

8. Database and Table Maintenance

• Deleting databases and tables
• Creating a new table using an existing table
• Confirming the creation of a new table
• Copying an existing table structure
• Creating a temporary table
• Adding, removing and modifying table columns
• Adding, removing and modifying indexes and constraints

9. Table Data Manipulation

• Manipulating Table Row Data
• The INSERT Statement
• The REPLACE Statement
• The UPDATE Statement
• The DELETE Statement

10. Functions

• Functions in MySQL Expressions
• Using Functions
• String Functions
• Temporal Functions
• Numeric Functions
• Control Flow Functions
• Aggregate Functions
• Spaces in Function Names

11. Exporting and Importing Data

• Exporting with a Query
• Exporting with a MySQL Utility
• Importing from a Data File
• Importing with a MySQL Utility

12. Joining Tables

• Combining Multiple Tables
• Joining Tables with SELECT
• Comma-Separated Joins
• Inner Joins
• Outer Joins
• Table Name Aliases

13. Table Subqueries

• Advantages of Using a Subquery
• Placement of Subqueries
• Subquery Categories
• Subquery Result Table Types
• Subquery Type/Placement
• Finding Mismatches
• Modifying Tables using Subqueries
• Converting Joins to Subqueries

14. MySQL Graphical User Interface Tools

• MySQL Workbench
• MySQL Enterprise Monitor

15. Supplementary Information

• Storage Engines
• Creating Views
• Transactions
• Retrieving Metadata
• Performance Schema
• MySQL Enterprise Backup

16. Conclusion

• Course Goals
• MySQL Curriculum Path
• MySQL Resources
• Evaluation
• Final Q&A