Hey, all. I've been using databases clear back to xBase days; that being
said, I've never had a solid foundation for relational databases. While I
can muddle by in SQL, I really don't have a good understanding of exactly
how keys are set up, the underpinnings of indexing, and, oh, lots of
Hi Ken,
thanks for sharing!
If you want to start from scratch, I would go for a book like this:
http://www.amazon.com/SQL-Complete-Reference-James-Groff/dp/0071592555/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
I did not 'read' it thru, but this is the one I would buy.
If you want to embrace MySQL, in my opinion, the
Ken,
So, any suggestions -- books, courses, web sites, what-have-you -- that I
should be hitting up so I can have a better grasp of what's going on
behind the scenes?
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/tutorial.html
Start at top left and work your way downwards rightwards at
Subject: Re: Database fundamentals: wanna learn.
Hi Ken,
thanks for sharing!
If you want to start from scratch, I would go for a book like this:
http://www.amazon.com/SQL-Complete-Reference-James-Groff/dp/0071592555/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
I did not 'read' it thru, but this is the one I would buy
Hey, all. I've been using databases clear back to xBase days; that being
said, I've never had a solid foundation for relational databases. While I
can muddle by in SQL, I really don't have a good understanding of exactly
how keys are set up, the underpinnings of indexing, and, oh, lots of
Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
Hey, all. I've been using databases clear back to xBase days; that being
said, I've never had a solid foundation for relational databases. While I
can muddle by in SQL, I really don't have a good understanding of exactly
how keys are set up, the underpinnings of indexing,