Best MySQL Books to Learn MySQL Database Programming and Development (+ PHP Applications)

MySQL is by far the most popular and widespread database on the entire planet. It’s used in a wide array of industries and the Web is probably the most prominent scenario, websites database. Below are some hand selected books for you to learn MySQL: both database administration and database SQL programming, for both professionals and beginners.

Web Developers / Designers’ Books:

MySQL Crash Course (Sams Teach Yourself in 10 Minutes)

High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backups, Replication, and More

MySQL (4th Edition) (Developer’s Library)

Learning MySQL

MySQL Cookbook

MySQL in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O’Reilly))

MySQL 5.0 Certification Study Guide (MySQL Press)

Pro MySQL (Expert’s Voice in Open Source)

PHP 6 and MySQL 5 for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide

Understanding MySQL Internals

Web Database Applications with PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition

MySQL Pocket Reference

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