With more than 4 million active installations, MySQL is the world’s most popular open-source database. Known for its speed, high reliability, and ease of use, MySQL is rapidly becoming a low-cost alternative to database systems from Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft. MySQL AB intends to agressively improve the feature set and performance of MySQL, making it more suitable for enterprise-level applications and uses. The MySQL certification tests, announced in March 2003 and available at over 3,000 Pearson VUE testing centers, is a key component of this enterprise growth strategy, establishing a base level of skills for database users, administrators, and programmers. The MySQL Core Certification is aimed at the database professional who wants proof of his or her abilities in such fundamental areas as SQL, data entry and maintenance, and data extraction. The MySQL Certification test is designed for the advanced user who wants to prove his or her knowledge in such areas as database management, installation, security, disaster prevention, and optimization. Both tests are thoroughly covered in the MySQL Certification Study Guide. Written by Paul DuBois, the leading author of books on MySQL topics, and reviewed for technical accuracy by MySQL AB, the book is the fastest, most reliable way for MySQL users to prepare for either of the MySQL tests.

This IBM Redbooks publication explores the steps for installing Oracle 9i RAC in an IBM eServer Cluster 1600. GPFS is implemented in the Cluster as the file system of choice for Oracle code and database files.
Performance and availability considerations are presented to show system architects, system administrators, and database administrators how to implement various features of a high performance, high availability database cluster environment.
This book also presents a set of high availability tests and scenarios to help in considering these aspects in the planning and implementation phases.

Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Typical Oracle9i RAC configurations
Chapter 3. Planning and implementation
Chapter 4. Oracle9i RAC installation and configuration
Chapter 5. Implementing RAC over GPFS
Chapter 6. High availability test scenarios
Appendix A. Operating system fileset levels
Appendix B. Troubleshooting
Appendix C. HACMP cluster configuration output
Appendix D. Oracle9i RAC configuration files and sample scripts

Dive deep into the internals of query tuning and optimization in SQL Server 2005 with this comprehensive reference. Understanding the internals of SQL Server helps database developers and administrators to better create, access, and effectively process information from enterprise data. Written by experts on SQL Server, this volume from the Inside Microsoft SQL Server series of books focuses on query tuning and optimization. Youll take an in-depth look at the best ways to make queries more efficient and effective, while maximizing existing resources. Includes extensive code samples and table examples to help database developers and administrators understand the intricacies and help promote mastery of query tuning and optimization.

Product Description
Oracle Application Server 10 J2EE Deployment and Administration  focuses on the latest version of Oracle’s fully J2EE-certified application server (previously called Oracle9iAS). Oracle Corp. is aggressively attacking this market with a new lost-cost version of the server, as well as a program to move BEA customers onto Oracle free of charge. Adoption interest is growing rapidly amidst favorable reports regarding performance and reliability.Deploying and configuring J2EE applications are some of the trickiest processes in J2EE development, and they unfortunately receive scant attention in general J2EE texts. This book is a focused, no-frills guide to getting J2EE applications up and running on 10  It covers Oracle’s J2EE container, OC4J (available free of charge for development purposes), in full detail. It moves on to explain how to best configure and use the various enterprise-level features that come with the commercial editions. This is  the book for anyone wanting to stay ahead in the world of Oracle’s application servers.

Updated for the latest database management systems, this introductory guide will get you up and running with SQL quickly. Whether you need to write database applications, perform administrative tasks, or generate reports, Learning SQL, Second Edition, will help you easily master all the SQL fundamentals. Each chapter presents a self-contained lesson on a key SQL concept or technique, with numerous illustrations, annotated examples, and exercises to let you practice the skills you learn.

Updated for the latest database management systems — including MySQL 6.0, Oracle 11g, and Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 — this introductory guide will get you up and running with SQL quickly. Whether you need to write database applications, perform administrative tasks, or generate reports, Learning SQL, Second Edition, will help you easily master all the SQL fundamentals.

Transform your organization into a personalized, user-focused workplace using the detailed information in this comprehensive Oracle Press guide. Oracle WebCenter 11g Handbook shows you how to build Enterprise 2.0 applications that facilitate collaboration and foster innovation. You’ll work with task flows and content systems, employ social networking tools, develop portals and composite applications, and deploy runtime customization. Debugging, security, and application tuning are also covered in this practical resource.

• Develop, test, and deploy dynamic enterprise applications, portals, and portlets
• Design data-backed rich Internet applications using Oracle JDeveloper 11g and Oracle WebLogic Server
• Work with Oracle Content Server and Oracle Secure Enterprise Search
• Customize applications at runtime using Oracle Composer and metadata services
• Use the resource catalog to deliver personalized search results to end users
• Integrate RSS feeds, forums, wikis, and blogs with Oracle WebCenter social computing services
• Implement the latest Oracle Application Development Framework security tools
• Extend functionality using mashups, composite applications, and third-party add-ons
• Understand the Web 2.0 and portal technologies behind Oracle Fusion Applications

Install and Configure Grid Control to Manage Your Oracle Landscape

Build a robust grid computing infrastructure with guidance from an Oracle expert who developed and taught the Grid Control Deep Dive class to Oracle Consulting. Featuring real-world examples and best practices, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide explains how to reliably and cost-effectively deploy a dynamic Grid Control environment. Learn how to lay the preinstallation groundwork, configure targets for monitoring, create services, implement security, and fine-tune performance. YouAnd#39;ll also get full coverage of backup and recovery strategies and high-availability techniques.

• Prepare infrastructure hosts for Grid Control rollout
• Install the Oracle management repository, service, and agents
• Select the Grid Control installation options that fit your needs
• Discover and manage host, database, and application server targets
• Set target metrics and policies according to best practices
• Optimize performance and availability of your Grid Control framework
• Secure the Grid Control framework to protect data transmitted between components

Just Enough Web Programming with XHTML, PHP, and MySQL provides a layperson’s guide to web programming for the casual web designer, student, or serious professional. The book explains how to build powerful interactive sites, whether you’re designing a bulletin board, game, or web store. As part of the Just Enough series, the book provides “just enough” information to get you started quickly, without overloading you with unnecessary details.

After a brief introduction, the book concisely explains the XML, XHTML, and CSS concepts you need to understand to start creating web sites. From there, you’ll start programming and learning the basics of client side and server side scripting and web databases. Then it’s time to put it all together using Content Management Systems. The book includes several chapters on emerging Web 2.0 and how you can put it to use to create your own interactive sites quickly. Part of the beauty of Just Enough Web Programming with XHTML, PHP, and MySQL is its breadth of coverage. By cutting out what you don’t need, the book helps you learn a lot about web programming, and helps you put all of the information together to make a site quickly. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!

About the Author
Guy W. Lecky-Thompson is an experienced author in the field of video game design and software development, whose articles have been published in various places, including Gamasutra and the seminal Game Programming Gems. He is also the author of Infinite Game Universe: Mathematical Techniques;Infinite Game Universe, Volume 2: Level Design Terrain, and Sound; and Video Game Design Revealed.

Product Description

• The perfect reference for programmers, administrators, or Web designers who are new to database development and are uncertain as to how to design and structure a database efficiently
• Shows how to design and implement robust, scalable databases on any of the major relational database management systems, including Access, SQL Server, IBM DB2, MySQL, and Oracle

• Covers all the key database design steps including modeling, normalization, SQL, denormalization, object-modeling, data warehousing, and performance
• Provides plenty of real-world examples and a complete beginning-to-end case study of creating a database that includes the analysis and planning, tables and data structures, business rules, and hardware requirements

The PHP server-side scripting language and the MySQL database management system (DBMS) make a potent pair. Both are open-source products–free of charge for most purposes–remarkably strong, and capable of handling all but the most enormous transaction loads. Both are supported by large, skilled, and enthusiastic communities of architects, programmers, and designers. PHP and MySQL Web Development introduces readers (who are assumed to have little or no experience with the title subjects) to PHP and MySQL for the purpose of creating dynamic Internet sites. It teaches the same skills as introductory Active Server Pages (ASP) and ColdFusion books–technologies that address the same niche.

Authors Luke Welling and Laura Thomson’s technique aims to get readers going on their own projects as soon as possible. They present easily digestible sections on specific technical processes–”Accessing array contents” and “Using encryption with PHP” are two examples. Each section centers on a sample program that strips the task at hand down to its essentials, enabling the reader to fit the process into his or her own solutions as required. Tables that list options and other nuggets of reference material appear as well, but the many examples and the authors’ commentary on them take center stage.