
Understand how MySQL, an open source relational database management system, stores, manages, and retrieves data with speed and reliability, and explore its use cases in web apps and cloud platforms.
Install and configure MySQL on Windows, macOS, and Linux by downloading the MySQL community edition, running the installer, setting up the server and MySQL Workbench, and securing the root password.
Learn to manage MySQL databases via Workbench and the command line, including creating databases and tables, inserting records, and running select queries to view results.
Explore relational databases, including tables with rows and columns, primary and foreign keys, and how relationships link data. Understand normalization with 1NF to 3NF and junction tables for many-to-many links.
This lecture defines databases and tables in MySQL, shows creating databases and tables with primary and foreign keys, and explains one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships.
Learn to create an employees table with a primary key id, insert rows, and use select, update, and delete commands to manage data, including filtering by age and department updates.
Learn to filter data with the where clause in SQL, using comparison operators and between ranges to query employees by age and department.
Learn to sort results using order by and limit, apply ascending and descending orders, sort by multiple columns, and fetch the top three most expensive products with optional offset.
Master aggregate functions count, sum, avg, min, and max to summarize data in a sales table, including conditional counts and calculating totals, minimums, and maximums.
Group data by product name to calculate total sales with sum, then use having to filter products with totals above the threshold, as shown for laptop, smartphone, and tablet.
Explore pattern matching in MySQL using the like operator with percent and underscore wildcards to filter data, including creating tables, inserting sample products, and querying by name and category.
Create an event_schedule table with date and time columns, insert current date and time, and use date functions and where clauses to query events within a date range.
Design and implement a database schema from scratch by creating a database, defining departments and employees tables with primary and foreign keys, inserting data, and performing inner joins.
Learn how to define primary keys and foreign keys in MySQL, create related tables for students and courses, and enforce relationships with an enrollment table.
Learn how to normalize a MySQL database by applying 1NF, 2NF, and 3NF to reduce redundancy, ensure data integrity, and design tables for orders, order details, products, and customers.
Explore inner, left, right, and full joins in MySQL using a customer and order table, and learn that full joins are simulated with a union of left and right joins.
Explore subqueries and nested queries in MySQL by building department and employee tables, calculating average salaries, and applying correlated subqueries and joins to filter results.
Learn to use union and union all to combine results from multiple queries, with and without duplicates, including multi-column outputs like name and position from employee tables.
Learn to create, modify, and delete databases and tables using MySQL and SQL Server Management Studio, including building an employee table and basic data management.
Explains how to create tables and insert data in MySQL while applying constraints: NOT NULL, UNIQUE, CHECK, and DEFAULT, to enforce data validity, privacy, and consistency.
Learn to back up and restore a MySQL database, create and store backup files, and verify data integrity by inspecting an employees table.
Create and manage views in MySQL to build virtual tables from queries using an employees base table. Insert, select, and update data through views, reflecting changes without duplicating data.
Master automation in MySQL by using triggers and events to automatically run actions such as auditing inserts on the employee table and generating daily summaries with a daily log.
Connect MySQL with Python, PHP, and Java by establishing connections, executing queries, and displaying results from employees and users tables while installing the MySQL connector.
Learn to build a web app with MySQL by creating a database and users table, connecting with PHP or Python, and performing basic CRUD operations tested in the browser.
Learn to export and import data in MySQL using CSV, JSON, and XML formats, and manage output files and queries for practical data migration.
Are you ready to take your database skills to the next level? This comprehensive course is designed for aspiring developers, database administrators, and anyone who wants to master MySQL, the world's most popular open source database. I'll go beyond basic queries to give you the skills needed to design, build, and manage powerful, scalable, and secure databases just like a professional.
MySQL is the backbone of countless applications, from small blogs to massive enterprise systems. While knowing how to write a simple SELECT statement is a good start, becoming proficient requires understanding database architecture, performance optimization, and robust security practices. This course will give you that professional edge.
What You’ll Learn:
The fundamentals of relational databases and how MySQL works
How to install and use MySQL and MySQL Workbench
Writing SQL queries using SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY, JOIN, and more
Creating, modifying, and deleting tables, databases, and relationships
How to use primary keys, foreign keys, indexes, and constraints
Implementing stored procedures, views, and triggers
Database normalization and best practices in schema design
Optimizing queries and improving performance
Backing up and restoring databases safely
By the end of this course, you will not only be proficient in MySQL but also possess the strategic thinking of a database professional. You will have the confidence to design and manage databases for any application, big or small.