Learning MySQL By Example

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Abstract
This book covers the basics of MySQL. It includes two sample databases that you can load into your local MySQL instance and try the examples for yourself. In a future edition, the following items will be added. - Information on SQL database design - An explanation of the three types of table relationships and when each should be used - Screencasts that will walk you thought the SQL concepts that are discussed
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Introduction
1. How to Retrieve Data From a Single Table
1.1. The Five Clauses of the SELECT Statement
1.2. Column Specifications
1.3. LIKE and REGEXP Operators
1.4. Arithmetic Operators
1.5. Column Aliases
1.6. Comparison Operators
1.7. IS NULL, BETWEEN, IN Operators
1.8. AND, OR, NOT Logical Operators
1.9. DISTINCT Clause
2. How to Retrieve Data from Multiple Tables
2.1. The JOIN Clause
2.2. Joining More Than Two Tables
2.3. The OUTER JOIN Clause
2.4. How to Code a UNION
3. Using Functions
3.1. Date Functions
3.2. Numeric Functions
3.3. String Functions
4. How to Insert, Update, Delete Data in Tables
4.1. The INSERT Clause With a Column List
4.2. The INSERT Clause Without a Column List
4.4. The UPDATE Clause With a Column List
4.4. The DELETE Clause
5. Summary Queries and Aggregate Functions
5.1. Aggregate Functions
5.2. Grouping Data
5.3. Simple GROUP BY Query
5.4. Improving the GROUP BY Query
5.5. Using the HAVING Clause
5.5. Using the HAVING and WHERE Clauses Together
5.6. COUNT(column_name) and COUNT(*)
5.7. Using the DISTINCT Statement
6. Working With Subqueries
6.1. The Subquery In a SELECT Statement
6.2. The Subquery in an UPDATE statement
6.3. Create a Duplicate Table From An Existing Table
6.4. The Subquery In a Delete Statement
7. SQL Views
7.1. SQL View Explained
7.2. Benefits of Using Views
7.3. Views That Allow UPDATE Statements
8. SQL Indexes
8.1. SQL Indexes Explained
8.2. Clustered vs. Non-clustered Indexes
8.3. Create an Index in Workbench Using an ERD
8.4. How to Manually Add an Index to an Existing Table
Glossary
Index

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(2021). Learning MySQL By Example. BYU-I Books. https://books.byui.edu/learning_mysql

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