MySQL is a powerful Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) which we will use to learn the basic principles of database and data manipulation using Structured Query Language (SQL) statements. SQL is a database language that is used to retrieve, insert, delete and update stored data. This is achieved by constructing conditional statements that conform to a specific syntax (i.e. the strict order required of elements for a statement to work).
The MySQL Server is installed on a Server and can be accessed directly via various client interfaces, which send SQL statements to the server and then display the results to a user. Some of these are:
A Local Client - a program on the same machine as the server. An example of this is the command line MySQL client software we will be using in the rest of the MySQL workshops (although there are other programs including graphical interfaces).
A Scripting Language - can pass SQL queries to the server and display the result.
A Remote Client - a programme on a different machine that can connect to the server and run SQL statements.
The MySQL Server is installed on a Server and can be accessed directly via various client interfaces, which send SQL statements to the server and then display the results to a user. Some of these are:
A Local Client - a program on the same machine as the server. An example of this is the command line MySQL client software we will be using in the rest of the MySQL workshops (although there are other programs including graphical interfaces).
A Scripting Language - can pass SQL queries to the server and display the result.
A Remote Client - a programme on a different machine that can connect to the server and run SQL statements.