This how-to guide to MySQL is perfect for beginning programmers or experienced developers. It shows how to code all the essential SQL statements for working with a MySQL database. It shows how to design a database, including how to use MySQL Workbench to create an EER model. It shows how to take advantage of relatively new MySQL features such as foreign keys, transactions, stored procedures, stored functions, and triggers. And it presents a starting set of skills for a database administrator (DBA). A must-have for anyone who works with MySQL.