MySQL Made Easy: Learn Database Design, SQL Queries, Joins, Stored Procedures, Transactions, Security, Performance Tuning, Backup, and Real-World Application Development

By Voon Kiong Liew

Learn MySQL step by step and build real database skills with confidence.

MySQL Made Easy is a beginner-friendly and practical guide designed for students, teachers, developers, business users, and anyone who wants to understand how relational databases work.

This book starts with the basics of databases and gradually guides you through the essential MySQL skills needed to create, manage, query, secure, and back up databases. Each chapter explains important concepts in simple language, followed by practical SQL examples and hands-on exercises.

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

Understand databases, tables, records, fields, keys, and relationships

Install and use MySQL tools

Create databases and tables

Work with MySQL data types

Insert, retrieve, update, and delete data

Filter, sort, and limit query results

Use constraints, primary keys, and foreign keys

Design one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships

Join multiple tables

Use aggregate functions and GROUP BY

Write subqueries

Create views and stored procedures

Use functions and triggers

Manage transactions and protect data integrity

Improve performance with indexes

Create users, assign privileges, and apply basic database security

Back up and restore MySQL databases

Connect MySQL to applications using PHP, Python, Java, C#, and Node.js

Build a complete online bookstore database project

The book also includes a practical capstone project that brings together the major MySQL concepts into a complete database system. You will design tables, insert sample data, create reports, build views, write stored procedures, use transactions, add indexes, and prepare the database for backup.

Whether you are learning MySQL for school, work, web development, software development, data management, or personal projects, this book gives you a clear and practical path to mastering the fundamentals.

MySQL Made Easy is ideal for beginners who want a simple, structured, and hands-on introduction to MySQL database development.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2SGZZQ7
• ISBN13: 9798198387065
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 723 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.6" x 6.0"