MySQL, Second Edition Paul DuBois Sams Developer's Library, January, 2003 1248 pages ISBN: 0-7357-1212-3 larger image

This page provides information about MySQL, Second Edition, (a.k.a. "Doorstop II"), published by Sams Publishing. The most current printing is the Fourth Edition.

MySQL is a comprehensive text that covers how to use and administer MySQL databases, and how to write MySQL-based programs in C, Perl, and PHP. It also includes several reference appendixes.

• What's new in the Second Edition
• Errata
• The sampdb sample database distribution, available as a tar file or a ZIP file:
  • README
  • Change Notes
  • sampdb.tar.gz (80 KB) (last modified: August 28, 2004)
  • sampdb.zip (157 KB) (last modified: August 28, 2004)
  Note: The 1.03 distribution corrects a critical error in the score_entry.php script.
  Note: The 1.05 distribution contains regenerated SSL certificates to replace the original ones that have expired.
  If you have an earlier distribution, please get an updated one.
• Reviews
• Sample chapter (Chapter 6: The MySQL C API) [English] [German]
• Publisher and bookseller listings:
  • samspublishing.com (includes table of contents)
  • Amazon
• The book is available in electronic form at Safari
• Translations
• Information for other editions: [Fifth Edition] [Fourth Edition] [Third Edition] [First Edition]