Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Ola Ogunneye
I am still getting my feet wet on mysql. I, however have seen the MYSQL Refereence Manual at the mysql site while I have also seen Mysql Cookbook referenced or mentioned in the list. As a true novice starting out, can someone tell me which of the two would be best suited for a true newbie

Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Paul DuBois
At 13:28 -0400 7/22/03, Ola Ogunneye wrote: I am still getting my feet wet on mysql. I, however have seen the MYSQL Refereence Manual at the mysql site while I have also seen Mysql Cookbook referenced or mentioned in the list. As a true novice starting out, can someone tell me which of the two

Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Brent Baisley
As Paul DuBois mentioned, everyone needs the reference manual. But it is just that, a reference manual not a tutorial. Paul's MySQL book I thought was excellent. I skipped the first first few chapters which went over relational concepts, but it walks through just about everything, including

Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread David Griffiths
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Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread MySQL
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Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Ola Ogunneye
Hi Paul, Thanks for the info, but is MySQL, Second Edition the same as the reference manual? The link you gave me has 3 books and none of them was the reference manual. Are you saying that I need the reference manual and then the Second Edition? I just purchased the Second Edition from Amazon.

Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Paul DuBois
At 14:45 -0400 7/22/03, Ola Ogunneye wrote: Hi Paul, Thanks for the info, but is MySQL, Second Edition the same as the reference manual? The link you gave me has 3 books and none of them was the reference manual. Are you saying that I need the reference manual and then the Second Edition? I just

RE: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Adam Nelson
at the store). Sometimes, 1,000 pages is a bit heavy to move around on one's desk :-) -Original Message- From: Ola Ogunneye [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual... Hi Paul

RE: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Ray Thompson
O'Reilly's Managing Using MySQL is a good intro. -- Ray Thompson As a true novice starting out, can someone tell me which of the two would be best suited for a true newbie -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:

Re: Could someone please help in choosing a manual...

2003-07-22 Thread Michael Satterwhite
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 22 July 2003 12:28, Ola Ogunneye wrote: I am still getting my feet wet on mysql. I, however have seen the MYSQL Refereence Manual at the mysql site while I have also seen Mysql Cookbook referenced or mentioned in the list. As a true