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Book Mysql Admin Cookbook Lite

Download or read book Mysql Admin Cookbook Lite written by Daniel Schneller and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cookbook presents solutions to problems in the form of recipes. Each recipe provides the reader with easy step-by-step descriptions of the actions necessary to accomplish a specific task. Example values and code samples are used throughout the recipes, which makes adaptation for individual needs easy. This book is for ambitious MySQL users as well as professional data center database administrators. Beginners as well as experienced administrators will benefit from this cookbook and get fresh ideas to improve their MySQL environments. Detailed background information will enable them to widen their MySQL horizon. It does not cover SQL basics, how to install MySQL servers, or how to design a relational database schema. Readers are expected to have a basic understanding of the SQL language and database concepts in general.

Book Professional Web APIs with PHP

Download or read book Professional Web APIs with PHP written by Paul Reinheimer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers hands-on tips and numerous code examples that show Web developers how to leverage content and feeds from today's top Web sites-including Google, eBay, PayPal, Amazon, Yahoo!, and FedEx Introduces APIs (Application Program Interfaces) in general and uses real-world examples that show how to produce and document them Explains how to use the popular scripting language PHP to create APIs that interact with unrelated applications over the Web Examples take readers through each stage of the API process, from basic test implementations to integration with existing sites

Book Understanding the Linux Kernel

Download or read book Understanding the Linux Kernel written by Daniel Pierre Bovet and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2002 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To thoroughly understand what makes Linux tick and why it's so efficient, you need to delve deep into the heart of the operating system--into the Linux kernel itself. The kernel is Linux--in the case of the Linux operating system, it's the only bit of software to which the term "Linux" applies. The kernel handles all the requests or completed I/O operations and determines which programs will share its processing time, and in what order. Responsible for the sophisticated memory management of the whole system, the Linux kernel is the force behind the legendary Linux efficiency. The new edition of Understanding the Linux Kernel takes you on a guided tour through the most significant data structures, many algorithms, and programming tricks used in the kernel. Probing beyond the superficial features, the authors offer valuable insights to people who want to know how things really work inside their machine. Relevant segments of code are dissected and discussed line by line. The book covers more than just the functioning of the code, it explains the theoretical underpinnings for why Linux does things the way it does. The new edition of the book has been updated to cover version 2.4 of the kernel, which is quite different from version 2.2: the virtual memory system is entirely new, support for multiprocessor systems is improved, and whole new classes of hardware devices have been added. The authors explore each new feature in detail. Other topics in the book include: Memory management including file buffering, process swapping, and Direct memory Access (DMA) The Virtual Filesystem and the Second Extended Filesystem Process creation and scheduling Signals, interrupts, and the essential interfaces to device drivers Timing Synchronization in the kernel Interprocess Communication (IPC) Program execution Understanding the Linux Kernel, Second Edition will acquaint you with all the inner workings of Linux, but is more than just an academic exercise. You'll learn what conditions bring out Linux's best performance, and you'll see how it meets the challenge of providing good system response during process scheduling, file access, and memory management in a wide variety of environments. If knowledge is power, then this book will help you make the most of your Linux system.

Book Nmap Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook

Download or read book Nmap Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook written by Paulino Calderon and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete reference guide to mastering Nmap and its scripting engine, covering practical tasks for IT personnel, security engineers, system administrators, and application security enthusiasts Key FeaturesLearn how to use Nmap and other tools from the Nmap family with the help of practical recipesDiscover the latest and most powerful features of Nmap and the Nmap Scripting EngineExplore common security checks for applications, Microsoft Windows environments, SCADA, and mainframesBook Description Nmap is one of the most powerful tools for network discovery and security auditing used by millions of IT professionals, from system administrators to cybersecurity specialists. This third edition of the Nmap: Network Exploration and Security Auditing Cookbook introduces Nmap and its family - Ncat, Ncrack, Ndiff, Zenmap, and the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) - and guides you through numerous tasks that are relevant to security engineers in today's technology ecosystems. The book discusses some of the most common and useful tasks for scanning hosts, networks, applications, mainframes, Unix and Windows environments, and ICS/SCADA systems. Advanced Nmap users can benefit from this book by exploring the hidden functionalities within Nmap and its scripts as well as advanced workflows and configurations to fine-tune their scans. Seasoned users will find new applications and third-party tools that can help them manage scans and even start developing their own NSE scripts. Practical examples featured in a cookbook format make this book perfect for quickly remembering Nmap options, scripts and arguments, and more. By the end of this Nmap book, you will be able to successfully scan numerous hosts, exploit vulnerable areas, and gather valuable information. What you will learnScan systems and check for the most common vulnerabilitiesExplore the most popular network protocolsExtend existing scripts and write your own scripts and librariesIdentify and scan critical ICS/SCADA systemsDetect misconfigurations in web servers, databases, and mail serversUnderstand how to identify common weaknesses in Windows environmentsOptimize the performance and improve results of scansWho this book is for This Nmap cookbook is for IT personnel, security engineers, system administrators, application security enthusiasts, or anyone who wants to master Nmap and its scripting engine. This book is also recommended for anyone looking to learn about network security auditing, especially if they're interested in understanding common protocols and applications in modern systems. Advanced and seasoned Nmap users will also benefit by learning about new features, workflows, and tools. Basic knowledge of networking, Linux, and security concepts is required before taking up this book.

Book Head First SQL

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lynn Beighley
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2007-08-28
  • ISBN : 0596526849
  • Pages : 607 pages

Download or read book Head First SQL written by Lynn Beighley and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its visually rich format designed for the way the brain works, this series of engaging narrative lessons that build on each other gives readers hands-on experience working with the SQL database language.

Book Learning Couchbase

    Book Details:
  • Author : Henry Potsangbam
  • Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
  • Release : 2015-11-23
  • ISBN : 1785284282
  • Pages : 248 pages

Download or read book Learning Couchbase written by Henry Potsangbam and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design documents and implement real world e-commerce applications with Couchbase About This Book Get acquainted with Couchbase architecture and design your document-based data schema Implement full text search using industry standard elastic search plugins Develop critical and high performance applications using this hands-on tutorial guide Who This Book Is For If you are new to the NoSQL document system or have little or no experience in NoSQL development and administration and are planning to deploy Couchbase for your next project, then this book is for you. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with Java. What You Will Learn Get acquainted with the concept of NoSQL databases and configure your Couchbase database cluster Maintain Couchbase effectively using the web-based administrative console with ease Enable partition capabilities by making use of Buckets Analyze important design considerations for maintaining relationship between various documents Use Couchbase SDK Java API to store and retrieve document Write views using map/reduce to retrieve documents efficiently Get familiar with N1QL and how to use it in Java applications Integrate Couchbase with Elasticsearch to implement full text search Configure XDCR for disaster recovery and develop ecommerce application using Couchbase In Detail NoSQL database systems have changed application development in terms of adaptability to dynamics schema and scalability. Compared with the currently available NoSQL database systems, Couchbase is the fastest. Its ease of configuration and powerful features for storing different schema structures, retrieval using map reduce and inbuilt disaster recovery by replicating document across the geographical region, make it one of the most powerful, scalable and comprehensive NoSQL in the market. Couchbase also introduces smart client API for various programming language to integrate the database with the application easily, yet providing very complex features like cluster health awareness. This book achieves its goal by taking up an end-to-end development structure, right from understanding NOSQL document design to implementing full fledged eCommerce application design using Couchbase as a backend. Starting with the architecture of Couchbase to get you up and running, this book quickly takes you through designing a NoSQL document and implementing highly scalable applications using Java API. You will then be introduced to document design and get to know the various ways to administer Couchbase. Followed by this, learn to store documents using bucket. Moving on, you will then learn to store, retrieve and delete documents using smart client base on Java API. You will then retrieve documents using SQL like syntax call N1QL. Next, you will learn how to write map reduce base views. Finally, you will configure XDCR for disaster recovery and implement an eCommerce application using Couchbase. Style and approach The book starts from absolute basics and slowly moves to more advanced topics ensuring at every step that all concepts and terms are understood by the reader to have complete understanding at every stage. Technical and complex terms are explained in clear and simple language, thus making this book a perfect companion for those who have started their journey to NoSQL using Couchbase

Book PHP Cookbook

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Sklar
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9781565926813
  • Pages : 640 pages

Download or read book PHP Cookbook written by David Sklar and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2003 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for PHP programmers. The book contains a unique and extensive collection of best practices for everyday PHP programming dilemmas. For every problem addressed in the book, there's a worked-out solution or "recipe" -- a short, focused piece of code you can insert directly into your application. However, this book offers more than cut-and-paste code. You also get explanations of how and why the code works, so you can learn to adapt the problem-solving techniques to similar situations. The recipes in the PHP Cookbook range from simple tasks, such as sending a database query and fetching URLs, to entire programs that demonstrate complex tasks, such as printing HTML tables and generating bar charts. This book contains an impressive collection of useful code for PHP programmers, from novices to advanced practitioners. Instead of poking around mailing lists, online documentation, and other sources, you can rely on the PHP Cookbook to provide quick solutions to common problems, so you can spend your time on those out-of-the-ordinary problems specific to your application.

Book Sys Admin

Download or read book Sys Admin written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook

Download or read book Raspberry Pi Zero Cookbook written by Edward Snajder and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 80 practical and interesting recipes that explore the plethora of functionalities and opportunities available with Raspberry Pi Zero About This Book Deep dive into the components of the small yet powerful Raspberry Pi Zero Get into grips with integrating various hardware, programming, and networking concepts with the so-called “cheapest computer” Explore the functionalities of this $5 chip through practical recipes Who This Book Is For This book is for programmers and hobbyists who are eager to dive deep into the Raspberry Pi Zero. If you have basic or zero knowledge of the Raspberry Pi Zero, or if you looking for examples of ways to utilize the Raspberry Pi's GPIO interface, then this book is ideal for you. Basic knowledge of Python will be beneficial, and experience with circuitry and electronics will be needed for the later chapters in the book. What You Will Learn Set up your Raspberry Pi Zero with the operating system, networking, and different interfaces Get a hands-on introduction to Linux, Python, and shell scripts with the Raspberry Pi Zero Become a master at driving GPIOs and controlling relays, motors, transistors, buzzers, audio, read switches, and interrupts with the Raspberry Pi Zero Control GPIOs using the web interface and Node.js Connect displays, LED matrixes, analog sensors, and digital sensors Hack the Ethernet on the Raspberry Pi Zero Make your Raspberry Pi Zero an IoT-based sensor node and remotely monitor your data In Detail The Raspberry Pi Zero, one of the most inexpensive, fully-functional computers available, is a powerful and revolutionary product developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi Zero opens up a new world for the makers out there. This book will give you expertise with the Raspberry Pi Zero, providing all the necessary recipes that will get you up and running. In this book, you will learn how to prepare your own circuits rather than buying the expensive add–ons available in the market. We start by showing you how to set up and manage the Pi Zero and then move on to configuring the hardware, running it with Linux, and programming it with Python scripts. Later, we integrate the Raspberry Pi Zero with sensors, motors, and other hardware. You will also get hands-on with interesting projects in media centers, IoT, and more. Style and approach This recipe-based book will ensure you gain an intermediate-level knowledge of the Raspberry Pi Zero. This book contains comprehensive illustrations with specific schematics for each circuit diagram.

Book High Performance MySQL

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeremy D. Zawodny
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2004-04-08
  • ISBN : 0596555164
  • Pages : 297 pages

Download or read book High Performance MySQL written by Jeremy D. Zawodny and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004-04-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As users come to depend on MySQL, they find that they have to deal with issues of reliability, scalability, and performance--issues that are not well documented but are critical to a smoothly functioning site. This book is an insider's guide to these little understood topics.Author Jeremy Zawodny has managed large numbers of MySQL servers for mission-critical work at Yahoo!, maintained years of contacts with the MySQL AB team, and presents regularly at conferences. Jeremy and Derek have spent months experimenting, interviewing major users of MySQL, talking to MySQL AB, benchmarking, and writing some of their own tools in order to produce the information in this book.In High Performance MySQL you will learn about MySQL indexing and optimization in depth so you can make better use of these key features. You will learn practical replication, backup, and load-balancing strategies with information that goes beyond available tools to discuss their effects in real-life environments. And you'll learn the supporting techniques you need to carry out these tasks, including advanced configuration, benchmarking, and investigating logs.Topics include: A review of configuration and setup options Storage engines and table types Benchmarking Indexes Query Optimization Application Design Server Performance Replication Load-balancing Backup and Recovery Security

Book WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook

Download or read book WordPress Plugin Development Cookbook written by Yannick Lefebvre and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to create plugins for WordPress 4.x to deliver custom projects or share with the community through detailed step-by-step recipes and code examples About This Book Learn how to change and extend WordPress to perform virtually any task Explore the plugin API through approachable examples and detailed explanations Mold WordPress to your project's needs or transform it to benefit the entire community Who This Book Is For If you are a WordPress user, developer, or a site integrator with basic knowledge of PHP and an interest to create new plugins to address your personal needs, client needs, or share with the community, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn Discover how to register user callbacks with WordPress, forming the basis of plugin creation Explore the creation of administration pages and adding new content management sections through custom post types and custom database tables Improve your plugins by customizing the post and page editors, categories and user profiles, and creating visitor-facing forms Make your pages dynamic using Javascript, AJAX and adding new widgets to the platform Learn how to add support for plugin translation and distribute your work to the WordPress community In Detail WordPress is a popular, powerful, and open Content Management System. Learning how to extend its capabilities allows you to unleash its full potential, whether you're an administrator trying to find the right extension, a developer with a great idea to enhance the platform for the community, or a website developer working to fulfill a client's needs. This book shows readers how to navigate WordPress' vast set of API functions to create high-quality plugins with easy-to-configure administration interfaces. With new recipes and materials updated for the latest versions of WordPress 4.x, this second edition teaches you how to create plugins of varying complexity ranging from a few lines of code to complex extensions that provide intricate new capabilities. You'll start by using the basic mechanisms provided in WordPress to create plugins and execute custom user code. You will then see how to design administration panels, enhance the post editor with custom fields, store custom data, and modify site behavior based on the value of custom fields. You'll safely incorporate dynamic elements on web pages using scripting languages, and build new widgets that users will be able to add to WordPress sidebars and widget areas. By the end of this book, you will be able to create WordPress plugins to perform any task you can imagine. Style and approach This cookbook will take you through the creation of your first simple plugin to adding entirely new sections and widgets in the administration interface, so you can learn how to change and extend WordPress to perform virtually any task. Each topic is illustrated through realistic examples showing how to solve common problems, followed by detailed explanations of all concepts used

Book Learning MySQL

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vinicius M. Grippa
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2021-09-09
  • ISBN : 1492085871
  • Pages : 632 pages

Download or read book Learning MySQL written by Vinicius M. Grippa and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a comprehensive overview on how to set up and design an effective database with MySQL. This thoroughly updated edition covers MySQL's latest version, including its most important aspects. Whether you're deploying an environment, troubleshooting an issue, or engaging in disaster recovery, this practical guide provides the insights and tools necessary to take full advantage of this powerful RDBMS. Authors Vinicius Grippa and Sergey Kuzmichev from Percona show developers and DBAs methods for minimizing costs and maximizing availability and performance. You'll learn how to perform basic and advanced querying, monitoring and troubleshooting, database management and security, backup and recovery, and tuning for improved efficiency. This edition includes new chapters on high availability, load balancing, and using MySQL in the cloud. Get started with MySQL and learn how to use it in production Deploy MySQL databases on bare metal, on virtual machines, and in the cloud Design database infrastructures Code highly efficient queries Monitor and troubleshoot MySQL databases Execute efficient backup and restore operations Optimize database costs in the cloud Understand database concepts, especially those pertaining to MySQL

Book Java 9 Cookbook

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mohamed Sanaulla
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017-08-31
  • ISBN : 9781786461407
  • Pages : 593 pages

Download or read book Java 9 Cookbook written by Mohamed Sanaulla and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-31 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive guide to learning the key concepts of modern application development in JavaAbout This Book* Learn the latest features of Java 9* Extend your Java knowledge and take your application to new levels by making it fast, secure, and scalable* Delve into the intricacies of Modular programming in Java 9Who This Book Is ForThe book is for intermediate to advanced Java programmers who want to quickly try out the new features of Java 9.What you will learn* Set up JDK and know the differences in the JDK 9 installation* Implement OO Designs using Classes and Interfaces* Manage operating system processes* Understand the new modular JDK and modular programming* Build graphical user interfaces using JavaFX* Use the new HTTP Client API* Get to know about the new diagnostic features in Java 9* See how to use the new jShell REPL tool* Test your microservices* Execute ES6 compliant JavaScript code from your Java applicationsIn DetailJava is an object-oriented programming language. It is one of the most widely accepted languages because of its design and programming features, particularly in its promise that you can write a program once and run it anywhere.This cookbook offers a range of software development examples in simple and straightforward Java 9 code, providing step-by-step resources and time-saving methods to help you solve data problems efficiently. Starting with the installation of Java, each recipe addresses a specific problem, with a discussion that explains the solution and offers insight into how it works.We cover major concepts such as Project Jigsaw and various tools that will enable you to modularize your applications. You will learn new features in the form of recipes that will make your applications modular, secure, and fast.After reading this book, you will have a good understanding of how Java works and how it can be integrated with third-party technologies.

Book Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server 12c  Developer   s Guide

Download or read book Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Developer s Guide written by Fabio Mazanatti Nunes and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server 12c is a fast-paced and feature-packed book, designed to get you working with Java EE 6, JDK 7 and Oracle WebLogic Server 12c straight away, so start developing your own applications.Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Developer's Guide is written for developers who are just getting started, or who have some experience, with Java EE who want to learn how to develop for and use Oracle WebLogic Server. Getting Started with Oracle WebLogic Server 12c: Developer's Guide also provides a great overview of the updated features of the 12c release, and how it integrates Java EE 6 and JDK 7 to remove boilerplate code.

Book High Performance MySQL

    Book Details:
  • Author : Silvia Botros
  • Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
  • Release : 2021-10-18
  • ISBN : 1492080489
  • Pages : 389 pages

Download or read book High Performance MySQL written by Silvia Botros and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you realize MySQL's full power? With High Performance MySQL, you'll learn advanced techniques for everything from setting service-level objectives to designing schemas, indexes, and queries to tuning your server, operating system, and hardware to achieve your platform's full potential. This guide also teaches database administrators safe and practical ways to scale applications through replication, load balancing, high availability, and failover. Updated to reflect recent advances in cloud- and self-hosted MySQL, InnoDB performance, and new features and tools, this revised edition helps you design a relational data platform that will scale with your business. You'll learn best practices for database security along with hard-earned lessons in both performance and database stability. Dive into MySQL's architecture, including key facts about its storage engines Learn how server configuration works with your hardware and deployment choices Make query performance part of your software delivery process Examine enhancements to MySQL's replication and high availability Compare different MySQL offerings in managed cloud environments Explore MySQL's full stack optimization from application-side configuration to server tuning Turn traditional database management tasks into automated processes

Book Murach s HTML5 and CSS3  4th Edition

Download or read book Murach s HTML5 and CSS3 4th Edition written by Anne Boehm and published by Mike Murach and Associates, Incorporated. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Until now, my websites looked great but have been coded with what seems like 'duct-tape and bubble-gum' methods, just for appearances and not for professionalism or compliance. This book taught me all that is possible with HTML and CSS coding]]. What a game changer!" That's what one web designer posted about a previous edition of Murach's HTML5 and CSS3. Now, this 4th Edition updates and improves all the HTML and CSS content in the book...and it adds coverage of Flexible Box and Grid Layout, two new CSS3 ways to implement page layouts. So whether you're a web designer, a JavaScript programmer, a server-side programmer, or a rookie, this book delivers all the HTML and CSS skills that you need on the job. This book begins with an 8-chapter hands-on course that teaches you HTML and CSS from scratch, including the latest HTML5 and CSS3 features. This short course ends with a chapter that teaches you how to use fluid design and media queries to implement Responsive Web Design so your pages will look good and work right on any screen, from phone to tablet to desktop. After that, the unique design of this book lets you go on to any other chapter to learn new skills whenever you need them. For example, chapters 9 and 10 show you how to use Flexible Box and Grid Layout. Chapter 13 shows you how to work with forms and data validation. Chapter 14 shows you how to enhance a site with video clips. Chapter 16 shows you how to use CSS3 transitions, transforms, and animations. Chapters 17 and 18 show you how to design and deploy a website. Chapters 19 and 20 introduce other professional skills like how to use JavaScript and jQuery and how to use development tools like Bootstrap, SASS, and Emmet. And after you've learned all the skills that you need, this book becomes the best on-the-job reference you've ever used.

Book SQL Pocket Guide

Download or read book SQL Pocket Guide written by Jonathan Gennick and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pocket guide presents the most crucial information about SQL in a compact and easily accessible format, covering the four commonly used SQL variants--Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, and MySQL. Topics include: Data manipulation statements (SELECT, DELETE, INSERT, UPDATE, MERGE) and transaction control statements (START TRANSACTION, SAVEPOINT, COMMIT, ROLLBACK). Common SQL functions (date, numeric, math, trigonometric, string, conversion, aggregate) Such topics as literals, NULLs, CASE expressions, datatype conversion, regular expressions, grouping and summarizing data, joining tables, and writing queries (hierarchical, recursive, union, flashback) and subqueries. Instead of presenting complex and confusing syntax diagrams, the book teaches by example, showing the SQL statements and options that readers are most like to use. All example data is available on the O'Reilly web site. "If you need fast, accurate SQL information, with examples for multiple database engines, be sure to check out this book."--Chris Kempster, Senior DBA and author of SQL Server 2000 for the Oracle DBA, www.chriskempster.com