A complete guide to building and developing Web databases and applications with Mini SQL 2.0 Master the core features, tools, and utilities of Mini SQL 2.0





Build powerful SQL-backed intranet applications.





Develop SQL-powered Web sites using a variety of Internet programming languages, such as Java, Perl, and PHP/FI





Brian Jepson David J. Hughes





The complete insiders' guide to mastering Mini SQL





Mini SQL (mSQL) is the ideal solution for Web and intranet programmers and developers who need a fast, robust client/server database engine, but who don't need the expense or the hassles of Sybase or Oracle. In this official guide, you learn the ins and outs of mSQL 2.0 from its creator, David Hughes. He and well-known computer book author and Internet database expert, Brian Jepson, cover all the bases-from installation to applications development-with insights, tips, tricks, and techniques you won't find anywhere else.





You get an in-depth introduction to mSQL and all its core features, tools, and utilities, including W3-mSQL scripting language, msql, msqladmin, msqlimport, and msqlexport. You get real-world examples and case studies illustrating how mSQL is being used by programmers and developers worldwide. You also get clear, step-by-step guidance on:


? Making the most of all of version 2.0's hot new features, including Lite, W3-mSQL, run-time configuration, authentication, and more


? Adding dynamic content to your Web sites and intranets using Perl and PHP/FI


? Developing sophisticated GUI-based, platform-independent, networked applications with mSQL-JDBC and msqlJava.





The CD-ROM gives you:


? Mini SQL 2.0 evaluation version


? Mini SQL freeware/shareware collection


? All the mSQL code examples from the book.