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MySQL For Developers (5 days)

Designed for developers looking to develop applications and services under MySQL, this course focuses on the differences between MySQL and other database engines. OTG's MySQL for Developers course allows developers to quickly come up to speed - and acquire the skills they need to develop applications to utilize MySQL.

MySQL For Developers Course Calendar (5 days)


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¹ Includes airfare from anywhere in the continental United States and some parts of Canada as well as accommodation and shuttle services. ² Include course and course materials only. ³ Requires a broadband internet connection and microphone. Note that Virtual LIVE courses are led by an instructor, and as such start and end in local time (based on the course location), this my differ from your time zone. For government and education pricing, please contact us.

Recommended Pre-requisites

Attendees to this course should have a grasp of the SQL language (PL/PgSQL, SQL*Plus, Transact/SQL, ANSI standard SQL, etc) and relational database concepts.

Course Outline/Agenda

Installing and configuring a MySQL server
- OS and Hardware optimization for MySQL
Understanding MySQL client software
- The mysql client
- Managing MySQL with mysqladmin
- Understanding client option files
Understanding MySQL utilization of the file system
Understanding MySQL storage
- Choosing a storage engine
- Transactional versus non-transactional storage engines
- Understanding the MyISAM storage engine
- Understanding the InnoDB storage engine
- Understanding other storage engines (BDB, MEMORY, MERGE, etc.)
Understanding the MySQL server security model
Implementing effective MySQL security
Developing & implementing MySQL stored procedures
Developing & implementing MySQL triggers
Benchmarking & optimizing MySQL queries using the query optimizer
Understanding the FULLTEXT indexing engine
Backup, recovery, and bulk load techniques
- Using mysqlimport to import data
- Using mysqldump to extract and back up data
- Performing disk level system backups
- Understanding online backup methods and strategies
Understanding MySQL data types, their uses, and limitations

Class Size

This class is limited to a maximum of 12 students.

On-Site Delivery

This course is available for on-site delivery for groups of 3 or more students.

OTG offers discounted training for on-site courses of more than 3 students - call us at 877-258-8987 (or submit the form on the upper right side of this page) for more information.