I have the MySQL first edition book by Paul. Still a great reference. However, it being a bit outdated I was hoping to get a more current book
and one with more examples, since I learn best by example. The first
book has good examples, but more would still help.
Therefore, I was comparing reviews online for the following two books: -MySQL, Second Edition by Paul DuBois -Mastering MySQL 4 by Ian Gilfillan
Any preferences between these two? Any better suggestions for learning MySQL front and back from a DBA perspective to an end user perspective?
Jonathan:
May I offer a shameless plug? "MySQL Enterprise Solutions". Being the first book I've ever written, it does have its weaknesses, but also has its strengths. For every configuration variable in Chapter 14, and for every status variable in Chapter 15 I went to the source to make sure I understood what was going on behind the scenes before I wrote the description. It is also the only book that I know of so far that discusses MySQL internals (I am working on another one dedicated solely to MySQL Internals).
It was written in 2002, so it does focus on 3.23-4.0. However, this is not that big of a minus. Due to the strong commitment of the MySQL team to backwards compatibility, most if not almost everything the book says applies to 4.1 and 5.0. It is just that the newer versions have some new features and options that the book does not cover.
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