Part I. Getting Started

Table of Contents

2. Introduction
2.1. What is MySQL?
2.1.1. Client and Server
2.2. MySQL Applications
2.2.1. MySQL On the Web
2.2.2. MySQL Enterprise Applications
2.2.3. MySQL Desktop Applications
2.2.4. Main Features
3. Installing MySQL
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Downloading MySQL
3.3. Installation
3.3.1. Installing MySQL on <operating system>
4. MySQL Client Programs
4.1. What are the Client Programs?
4.2. The MySQL Client, mysql
4.2.1. Essential Options
4.2.2. Other Options
4.2.3. The mysql Commands
4.2.4. Using the help Command
4.3. The mysqladmin Client Program
4.3.1. Options and Commands
4.3.2. Using mysqladmin
5. Basic Administration
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Using MySQL Administrator
5.3. Starting and Stopping the MySQL Server
5.4. Administering Users
6. MySQL Server Programs
6.1. The MySQL Server
6.1.1. Essential Server Options
6.2. The my.cnf/my.ini File
6.3. Changing Your Configuration File