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- Preface
- 1 General Information
- 2 Installing MySQL
- 3 MySQL Tutorial
- 4 Using MySQL Programs
- 5 Database Administration
- 6 Replication in MySQL
- 7 MySQL Optimization
- 8 MySQL Client and Utility Programs
- 9 Language Structure
- 10 Character Set Support
- 11 Column Types
- 12 Functions and Operators
- 13 SQL Statement Syntax
- 14 MySQL Storage Engines and Table Types
- 15 The InnoDB Storage Engine
- 16 MySQL Cluster
- 17 Introduction to MaxDB
- 18 Spatial Extensions in MySQL
- 19 Stored Procedures and Functions
- 20 Triggers
- 21 Views
- 22 The INFORMATION_SCHEMA Information Database
- 23 Precision Math
- 24 MySQL APIs
- 25 MySQL Connectors
- 26 Error Handling in MySQL
- 27 Extending MySQL
- A Problems and Common Errors
- B Credits
- C MySQL and the Future (the TODO)
- D MySQL Change History
- E Porting to Other Systems
- F Environment Variables
- G MySQL Regular Expressions
- H GNU General Public License
- I MySQL FLOSS License Exception
- Index
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The MySQL® software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software. MySQL is a registered trademark of MySQL AB.
The MySQL software is Dual Licensed. Users can choose to use the MySQL software as an Open Source product under the terms of the GNU General Public License (http://www.fsf.org/licenses/) or can purchase a standard commercial license from MySQL AB. See http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/ for more information on our licensing policies.
The following list describes some sections of particular interest in this manual:
For a discussion about the capabilities of the MySQL Database Server, see Section 1.4.2, “The Main Features of MySQL”.
For installation instructions, see Chapter 2, Installing MySQL.
For tips on porting the MySQL Database Software to new architectures or operating systems, see Appendix E, Porting to Other Systems.
For information about upgrading from a Version 4.1 release, see Section 2.10.1, “Upgrading from Version 4.1 to 5.0”.
For information about upgrading from a Version 4.0 release, see Section 2.10.2, “Upgrading from Version 4.0 to 4.1”.
For information about upgrading from a Version 3.23 release, see Section 2.10.3, “Upgrading from Version 3.23 to 4.0”.
For a tutorial introduction to the MySQL Database Server, see Chapter 3, MySQL Tutorial.
For examples of SQL and benchmarking information, see the benchmarking directory (
sql-benchin the distribution).For a history of new features and bugfixes, see Appendix D, MySQL Change History.
For a list of currently known bugs and misfeatures, see Section A.8, “Known Issues in MySQL”.
For future plans, see Appendix C, MySQL and the Future (the TODO).
For a list of all the contributors to this project, see Appendix B, Credits.
Important:
Reports of errors (often called ``bugs''), as well as questions and comments, should be sent to http://bugs.mysql.com. See Section 1.6.1.3, “How to Report Bugs or Problems”.
If you have found a sensitive security bug in MySQL Server, please let
us know immediately by sending an email message to
<security@mysql.com>.
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