Introduction to MySQL Database

Learn the basics of MySQL Database management system

MySQL is a very popular reliable salable and free open source relational database management system owned by Oracle.There is a commercial licensed version of MySQL that can be purchased which comes with premium support. This is the version most widely used by notable companies.


The following are some notable users of MySQL:


US Navy
Nasa
WhiteHouse
Youtube
Square
Netflix
Sony
Uber
Zappos
Facebook
LinkedIn
Pinterest


This is a  basic beginners introductory course suitable for  anyone who wants to learn about MySQL. The course is a video based and taught at a place that anyone can understand and follow along.
At the end of this course you will be familiar with MySQL database and be able to write simple queries to retrieve data from a MySQL databases. You will also be able to filter and sort records obtained from a MySQL database.
This course is a practical hands on and should be  easy to follow along with me as I write some basic MySQL queries  statements. At the end of this basic course you will have the confidence and skill to write your own MySQL basic SELECT statements.

Here is what you will learn:
How to download and Install MySQL
How to write your own basic MySQL SELECT Statement
What are Database Concepts
How to use MySQL Workbench
How to Filter records from a query with WHERE clause
How to sort records from a query with ORDER BY clause
How to specify multiple values 
How to search data pattern using LIKE operator
How to avoid duplicate records with MySQL DISTINCT


Welcome to the course :-)