Introduction to MySQL

Course Code: MYSI

Duration: 3 days

 
 
 
 

Introduction to MySQL Course Overview

The Introduction to MySQL course covers the basics of the SQL language as implemented by MySQL. The course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements using the mysql client program and MySQL Workbench. The basic SQL statements, including the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced.

Similarly, the course is targeted to closely follow the official Oracle MySQL curriculum for certification.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Course Objectives

To provide the skills needed to create and alter a MySQL database and query and modify data held within such a database.

Who will the Course Benefit?

Anyone who needs to access and work with a MySQL Database.

Skills Gained

The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:

  • Using client programs to access a MySQL database
  • Creating, altering and dropping a MySQL database
  • Writing SQL statements to select data from a MySQL database
  • Writing joins and subqueries
  • Using SQL expressions
  • Using SQL aggregate functions and scalar functions
  • Inserting, updating, deleting and replacing rows
  • Creating and altering tables, indexes and views
  • Using transactions
  • Granting and revoking access privileges on tables and views
  • Exporting and importing data

Introduction to MySQL Training Course

Course Introduction

  • Administration and course materials
  • Course structure and agenda
  • Delegate and trainer introductions

Session 1: DATABASE CONCEPTS

  • What is a database?
  • Database management systems
  • Tables, rows and columns
  • Indexes, primary keys, unique constraints and foreign keys
  • Client-Server architecture
  • Supported data types
  • Storage engines and table types
  • The Information_Schema and MySQL Databases
  • Exercise: Using a MySQL Database

Session 2: USING THE MySQL CLIENT

  • What is the MySQL client?
  • Getting started and Logging in
  • Selecting a database
  • Client commands
  • Entering and executing SQL statements
  • Retrieving previous commands
  • Creating, editing and executing SQL files
  • Redirecting output into a file
  • Command line execution of MySQL Scripts
  • Exercise: Using the MySQL Client

Session 3: BASIC SELECT

  • The SQL SELECT statement
  • Case sensitivity
  • Quotes
  • Statement terminator
  • Syntax conventions
  • The select clause
  • The FROM clause
  • Conditions and the WHERE clause
  • Logical operators
  • The ORDER BY clause
  • Column aliases
  • Arithmetic expressions
  • Precedence of operators
  • Exercises: Querying the sample database

Session 4: LIMIT, UNION AND AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS

  • The LIMIT clause
  • UNION
  • UNION ALL
  • Aggregate functions
  • The GROUP BY clause
  • Using Rollup with GROUP BY
  • The HAVING clause
  • Exercises: Using Limit, Union and Aggregate Functions

Introduction to MySQL Training Course

Session 5: SUBQUERIES AND JOINS

  • Subqueries
  • Cartesian products
  • Joins with original syntax
  • Table aliases
  • Natural joins
  • Join using
  • Join on
  • Multi-table joins
  • Exercises: Using Subqueries and Joins

Session 6: NUMERIC AND CHARACTER FUNCTIONS

  • Function types
  • Testing functions
  • Numeric functions
  • Character functions
  • Exercise: Using Numeric and Character Functions

Session 7: DATE, TIME AND OTHER FUNCTIONS

  • Date and time column types
  • Date and time formats
  • The date format function
  • Functions to return date time
  • Functions to extract components from date time
  • Date time arithmetic
  • Miscellaneous functions
  • Exercise: Using Date, Time and other functions

Introduction to MySQL Training Course

Session 8: DATABASES AND TABLES

  • Creating a database
  • Selecting a database
  • Obtaining database metadata
  • Table properties
  • Creating tables
  • Auto_increment
  • Show create table
  • Column operations
  • Constraint operations
  • Copying tables
  • Renaming tables
  • Changing engine for tables
  • Obtaining table metadata
  • Altering tables
  • Dropping tables
  • Temporary tables
  • Memory tables
  • Exercises: Maintaining databases and tables

Session 9: INDEXES AND VIEWS

  • What is an index?
  • Structure of an index
  • Creating an index
  • Reviewing indexes
  • Composite indexes
  • Altering a table to add an index
  • Dropping indexes
  • What is a view?
  • Creating views
  • View restrictions
  • Dropping views
  • Exercise: Maintaining indexes and views

Session 10: MANAGING DATA

  • Inserting rows
  • Replacing rows
  • Updating rows
  • Deleting rows
  • The truncate statement
  • The COMMIT and ROLLBACK commands
  • Savepoints
  • Implicit commits
  • Exercise: Managing data

Session 11: ACCESS CONTROL

  • Creating users
  • Renaming users
  • Dropping users
  • Granting privileges
  • Revoking privileges
  • Exercise: Creating users, granting and revoking

Session 12: IMPORT AND EXPORT

  • Exporting using SQL
  • Importing using SQL
  • Exporting from the command line
  • Importing from the command line
  • Exercise: Export and import data
Notes:
  • Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
  • Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.

Examinations

This couse together with the MySQL for Developers course is an excellent choice for delegates preparing to take the following exam:

  • MySQL 8.0 Database Developer Oracle Certified Professional exam (1Z0-909)

Attending these courses and studying the associated reference materials can form part of the preparation to achieve certification. Experience, practice, self-study and aptitude are also key requirements for exam success.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Oracle website lists the exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

There are no formal pre-requisites for the Introduction to MySQL course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the Relational Databases & Data Modelling Overview course.

Course Reviews

Tarn was very good at explaining each step and allowing time for each practical session - he made the sessions engaging throughout.

Robert - Assistant Business Support Manager - Finance - October 2023


John was brilliant at explaining the concepts of this course. He is both a subject matter expert and a great teacher - which are not always one and the same! The workshops were a great way to learn and I started with very limited knowledge and have now left with a good understanding.

Oliver - Transformation Analyst - Housing Association / Managed - June 2023


John was extremely friendly and helpful, catering for a range of ability in the sessions.

David - Service Delivery Manager - IT


Really well instructed course. Covered everything that I was seeking and more, so a great opportunity for consolidating and furthering my knowledge.

Max - Data Administrator - Retail / Hire


A brilliant course tailored to our group - cannot commend Tarn highly enough. He listened to our background and work then spent more than time on areas relevant our work and learned broad principles to enable of other areas to gain a really good understanding of what I needed to learn in this subject area. Well done and thanks for the three days you have been with us - I normally hate online courses but Tarn has kept me engaged the whole time. Big thumbs up here :)

Trevor - Higher Systems & Data Analyst - Government


This was a great course. I feel confident in my abilities with SQL for use in a professional capacity.

Alisdair - Junior/Graduate fullstack developer - Government


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