You might want to use an on-line introductory course, if you have time for the leisurely pace.
Regards, Jerry Schwartz Global Information Incorporated 195 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 E-mail: je...@gii.co.jp Web site: www.the-infoshop.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Philip Riebold [mailto:p.rieb...@ucl.ac.uk] >Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:31 AM >To: MikeB >Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: Re: SQL book recommendation? > > >On 26 Oct 2010, at 11:49, MikeB wrote: > >> I'm finding the MySQL online manuals hard going in figuring out how to >construct SQL queries. Can anyone perhaps recommend a good book that can shed >light on the subject? >> >> Thanks. > >The book I've been using is 'MySQL, The definitive guide to using, >programming, >and administering MySQL 4.1 and 5.0' ISBN 0-672-32673-6 (there may be a more >recent version). > >Well written, with a general introduction to SQL and (from my POV) very good >sections on writing MySQL with C and PHP > >-- >TTFN. > > Philip Riebold, p.rieb...@ucl.ac.uk /"\ > Media Services \ / > University College London X ASCII Ribbon Campaign > Windeyer Building, 46 Cleveland Street / \ Against HTML Mail > London, W1T 4JF > +44 (0)20 7679 9259 (direct), 09259 (internal) > > > > > >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=je...@gii.co.jp -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org