
connect to a database on the My School server and create your first database using the command line or MySQL Workbench, then verify with show databases and use.
Create a sql database table by scripting multiple commands in a single file, define an id primary key with auto increment and not null, plus var char and date fields.
Forward engineer a data model into a database using a visual diagram to define a schema, tables with primary keys and auto incrementing, then generate and export deployable code.
Develop and enforce relationships in a school database using MySQL Workbench, creating a class and enrollment tables with foreign keys to connect students, lecturers, and courses, and ensuring referential integrity.
Insert data into the class and enrollment tables using foreign keys to reference students and classes, ensuring referential integrity in a relational MySQL database.
Master inner joins to pull details from related tables like enrollments, classes, lectures, and courses, using primary and foreign keys and table aliases.
Learn to compute per-course average grades by adding a grades column to enrollments, inner joining with classes for course titles, and using avg with group by.
Overview
This is a zero-to-hero course on MySQL Database Server and MySQL Workbench. There are no prerequisites for this course. If you are looking to get acquainted with the concept of Databases and Queries, then this is the right course for you.
Why Learn MySQL
MySQL is the world’s most popular open source database. With its proven performance, reliability, and ease-of-use, MySQL has become the leading database choice for web-based applications, used by high-profile web properties including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
We will explore best practices in database development using MySQL Database Server and will build a small school management system database.
All you need is a Windows machine and we will walk through setting up an environment, creating a database, creating your first table, and writing queries.
At the end of this course, you should be comfortable writing queries for multiple situations and reports.
What you’ll learn
Install MySQL Server
Install MySQL Workbench
Connect to an Instance
Create a database
Reverse Engineer Database into Data Models
Forward Engineer Data Models into Databases
Create Tables
Run Queries against Tables
General use of the MySQL Workbench
Create Relationships
Use Aggregate functions to do quick mathematical operations
Export data to Excel using MySQL Workbench
Practical use of SQL
Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?
A Windows PC (or Windows running on a Virtual Machine if using Linux/Mac)
Who this course is for:
This course is for beginners with absolutely no experience in databases.
This course is for you if you are already comfortable with fundamental database operations.
This course is for you if you feel a bit 'rusty' and need to refresh your knowledge.
This course is for you if you want to understand design principles in database development.
This course is for you if you are looking to learn a new Database Management System.
Content and Overview
This is a complete course. Over 5 hours of premium content, all put together to ensure that you get up and running with becoming a Database Developer. I take you through various scenarios and techniques to write queries, build a database, and further administer.
By the time you have finished the course, you will have moved around in MySQL Workbench so much that it will become second nature for you when building a MySQL Database. This will put your newly learned skills into practical use and impress your boss and coworkers.
The course is complete with working files and scripts, making it easy for you to replicate the code being demonstrated. You will be able to work alongside the author as you work through each lecture and will receive a verifiable certificate of completion upon finishing the course.
Clicking the 'Take This Course' button could be the best step you can take towards quickly increasing your income and marketability. Also, remember that if you don't think the course is worth what you spent, you have a full 30 days to get a no-questions-asked refund!
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