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I'm new to MySQL, where should I start?

Mar 9th, 2008 21:17
dman, vijay y, Michael Mak, Adam Cripps, Philip Olson, Nathan Wallace, http://sturly.com

The best source of MySQL information is the excellent on-line manual:
  http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_toc.html
If you need some help installing, try the instructions here:
  http://www.e-gineer.com/instructions
If you want to know some of the most used / basic MySQL commands then 
go here :
   http://www.faqts.com/knowledge-base/view.phtml/aid/4762/fid/227/lang/
Useful Tutorials:
Examples on using MySQL commands:
  http://www.awtrey.com/support/dbeweb/database.php
Introduction to PHP and MySQL: 
  http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/databases/tutorials/tutorial4.html
Setting Up a MySQL Based Website 
  http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/1447/1/
DB Basics with Mysql and PHP
  http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/PHP/DB_Basics/
Setting up DB Driven Sites:
  http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/Administration/Database/
How to create a threaded discussion with MySQL:
  http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/31/index3a.html
Useful MySQL desktop GUI:
PremiumSoft Navicat (Windows & Mac OS X)
  http://www.navicat.com
MySQL Tools (Windows)
  http://www.mysqltools.com
Good luck!
You should also try a simple script like setting up a database which 
collects information from a simple web page form- using PHP. This is 
how I started. 
Hope to hear how you get on.