[WEB4LIB] learning db programming- tips

[Scritchfield, Larry]

If you do feel like getting into MySQL, Understanding SQL by
Martin Gruber (Sybex 1990) is a good introduction. It teaches
the down and dirty command line interface, but the knowledge is
portable to lots of SQL-like databases.

Larry Scritchfield                       lscritch at mail.co.washoe.nv.us
Internet Services Librarian                             (775) 327-8349
Washoe County Library System                      www.washoe.lib.nv.us

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[mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Karen Davis
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:03 AM
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Subject: [WEB4LIB] learning db programming- tips


Andrew Darby wrote:
>Both are now running off one MySQL database, and we connect with PHP.  I 
>know you said you didn't do db programming, but it is the best way to 
>handle this sort of thing, and isn't as hard as it may seem at first 
>blush . . . . 


Andrew (or anyone else who wants to chime in): 
more and more I'm resigned to having to learn db programming, but I'm dumb
as dirt about it! 
Could you please give me some tips on how to get started? What software do I
need? (I use DW MX 2004 to create web pages) 


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