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13 Apr 2009, 2:20 pm

I am trying to teach myself MySQL and I am looking for suggestions on the best version for my home computer - Windows XP. A test version for my pc is adequate for now, while I learn. (The last time I tried to install it I got MySQL server by mistake.) I am also looking for a good, free, online tutorial site. I have a good handbook but additional tutorials would help a lot. For background - I am an intermediate Access user with basic relational db design skills. Any suggestions are welcome and thank you in advance.



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13 Apr 2009, 2:29 pm

Well I use linux for my server but a good site I know of is http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp. Thats what I used to learn.



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13 Apr 2009, 5:30 pm

You could use WAMPServer directly on windows:
http://www.wampserver.com/en/

It comes with Apache, MySQL and PhP (Wamp is Windows, Lamp is Linux) so you can start coding PHP directly and try out database applications in PHP.


As for management, i'd suggest WebYog:
http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php

It is a much more comprehensive GUI than the regular MySQL interface.


As for a tutorial, Zand already mentioned the best place :)


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14 Apr 2009, 3:08 am

Why not pick up an Eclipse with the JPA tools and add Sun's latest Java and MySQL to it. It'll all work pretty well straight out of the box and the tutorials come built into the Eclipse Help.



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14 Apr 2009, 6:15 am

You could always install a virtual machine (MS Virtual PC or MS Virtual Server) and install Ubuntu Server on it - select LAMP package

LAMP is a very reliable combination for a Web server.

Then of course as far as teaching yourself is concerned you can find a PHP IDE (not sure anyone tried NetBeans yet?) - and voila!



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14 Apr 2009, 12:27 pm

I have tried Netbeans, but with Java.

NB is a capable GUI and all you need as a beginner. I would like to recommend Eclipse and all its über cool features, it is not good for a beginner to start coding in a complex environment.

So, NB could be a good GUI to start with. Or to scale down complexity even more you can use the text editors that come with the system.


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14 Apr 2009, 7:23 pm

Ichinin wrote:
I have tried Netbeans, but with Java.

NB is a capable GUI and all you need as a beginner. I would like to recommend Eclipse and all its über cool features, it is not good for a beginner to start coding in a complex environment.

So, NB could be a good GUI to start with. Or to scale down complexity even more you can use the text editors that come with the system.


Having tried Eclipse for several months before dumping it due to frustration, and the fact that it used to basically "self-destruct" I would not recommend Eclipse.

I must say Eclipse does have a cool range of plugins.



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14 Apr 2009, 9:44 pm

Thank you everyone for taking time to advise - will report back when I get everything set up. Cheers.