This article is the first in an educational series offered by MySQL AB aimed towards providing the reader with valuable insight into the MySQL database server. Although future articles will delve into some of the more complicated topics surrounding MySQL, including replication, ODBC and optimization, it was thought to be prudent if the first tutorial started, well, at the beginning. Therefore the goal of this article is to thoroughly acquaint the reader with various topics surrounding the basic functioning of MySQL. A synopsis of what is covered is shown in the Table of Contents, listed below. You can go to any topic listed in the Table of Contents simply by clicking on its title.

At this point, it is assumed that the reader has successfully installed the MySQL database server. If MySQL has not yet been installed, please take some time to review the information provided in the installation section of the MySQL documentation . It is also assumed that mysql database has been created (using mysql_install_db), and the MySQL database server has been started using safe_mysqld. If this has not yet been accomplished, take a moment to read "Post-Installation Setup and Testing" , located in the MySQL documentation .

It is also assumed that the reader has at least a basic comprehension of SQL (Structured Query Language) syntax. For those readers new to the world of SQL, the following links point to a few particularly useful SQL tutorials:

• Philip Greenspun's "SQL for Web Nerds"
• Mike Chapple's Introduction to SQL ::
• James Hoffman's Introduction to SQL
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