Mysql Introduction (Intermediate)

Overview

This course is designed to provide the skills needed to create and alter a MySQL database and query and modify data held within such a database.

It covers the basics of the SQL language as implemented by MySQL. The course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements using the MySQL client program and MySQL Query Browser. The basic SQL statements,including the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced.

The delegates will practise:

• Using client programs to access a MySQL database
• Creating, altering and dropping a MySQL database
• Writing SQL statements to select data from a MySQL database
• Writing joins and subqueries
• Using SQL expressions
• Using SQL aggregate functions and scalar functions
• Inserting, updating, deleting and replacing rows,
• Creating and altering tables, indexes and views
• Using transactions
• Granting and revoking access privileges on tables and views
• Exporting and importing data

Prerequisites

There are no formal pre-requisites, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful.