Customer Reviews
Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin - By: Ian Hiles, 14 May 2008 
A few pages past the table of contents, I had solved two issues that had been bugging me since my last install. It was pretty minor stuff, but could I as heck find the answers online. It just shows what research, presentation, & quality control can achieve. So, another score for books over bytes.
The layout is uncluttered, & you can usually get the gist without reading through pages of preamble & exposition. The examples are practical & adaptable (no long & complex routines found on some sites) so they can almost be cut & pasted into your own applications. As your applications develop, there's always something else you can add.
The only downside is that it's a book - a few mods to MySQL & you might have to fork out for the next revision. Still, I should have got my money's worth by then.
Teaches you SQL - By: , 31 Mar 2006 Explains by example so many common queries you'll be able to solve a wide variety of problems instantly. SQL is a deceptively deep language & getting to grips with this small army of queries gives you the basics to build on.
Easy reading & sensible examples. Some omissions (insert) but it's not the complex stuff - that part is really taught well.
