Learning MySQL

Resources

You can find a detailed reference manual on MySQL and several sample databases on the MySQL AB web site at http://dev.mysql.com/doc, although we recommend you explore these after you’ve finished reading this book.

You can also participate in MySQL-related discussion forums and mailing lists. Some of these are run by MySQL AB. To learn more, visit the MySQL AB forums page at http://forums.mysql.com and the lists page at http://lists.mysql.com.

There’s also a lot of helpful material on the MySQL community web site (http://forge.mysql.com). In particular, look at the collection of (mostly user-contributed) documentation by following the “Wiki” link near the top of the page. Don’t worry if it all seems overwhelming at first; you’ll be able to make sense of most of it by the time you reach the end of this book!

To learn more about installing the software described in this book, we recommend the following resources:

• For more on the Windows XP command prompt, visit the Microsoft XP command-line reference at http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_o.mspx. Much of this information applies to Vista too.

• A useful list of frequently-asked questions about XAMPP, including discussion of common installation problems is available from the XAMPP web site (http://www.apachefriends.org/en).

• For detailed information on setting up and configuring the Apache web server, including a list of all the configuration directives, visit http://httpd.apache.org ...