phpstuff Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Looking to expand my knowledge of MySQL (after I finish this book / will also be buying the 2nd version of effortless ecommerce by Larry as well). Is the knowledge in these 3 PHP books good enough, or do you feel (open to anybody to answer) that I should invest time in a dedicated MySQL book? If so, what book would you recommend? My goal is to achieve intermediate/advanced abilites in PHP/MySQL over the next 12-18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartleySan Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think Larry's books contain pretty much everything you need to know. Of course, Larry's books alone won't make you a MySQL guru that can optimize any MySQL DB, but really, that level is not necessary unless you're running a site like Facebook (which uses some NoSQL solution, by the way). So long as you can do the four basic types of queries (CRUD), are proficient with joins, understand basic indexing optimization, and can do things like subqueries, I think you're fine. Beyond that, you can likely Google anything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phpstuff Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Got it. Thanks for your response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 So very few people on this earth need a big MySQL book? If so, then I'm glad I sold mine. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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