> Could anybody: > 1) Recomend a good book which covers the basics of MySQL, &/or any good > tutorials on the web?
The mysql documentation is very good, I use http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/index.html as my home page, but you really have to know what to look for in order to find it. It's been so long since I've looked for a good starting out tutorial to figure out how to use mySQL that I regret to say I don't have any idea on that. Although, that said, following the mySQL documentation from the beginning chapter by chapter has alot of very good information for getting started. > 2) Tell me how to set up usernames and passwords for MySQL. Hmm... start here. http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Default_privileges.html This will have you setup your main (root) user, from there you may want to check out granting and revoking priveleges. (http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/GRANT.html) > 3) Recomend an easy to use interface for MySQL (can I use phpMyAdmin if > I'm not using PHP?). phpMyAdmin is great, but it certainly requires that you have php installed and running. (Although this doesn't mean you have to use php for anything else.) One windows program that I've used in the past and tends to get reasonably good reviews is mySQLFront available from http://www.anse.de/mysqlfront/. I generally don't recommend using GUI tools for anything that a person doesn't understand. They are easier to use, but that also makes it easier to really screw things up also. JayD --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
