The publisher writes: Easy to take and use anywhere, this little book provides instant reminders on how to use important MySQL functions in conjunction with key parts of the LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/Perl/Python/PHP) open source infrastructure. A complete reference to the MySQL version of SQL (which is used for numerous administrative tasks as well as programming), this pocket guide also serves as a convenient companion to our large, in-depth volume, Managing & Using MySQL. Included is an introduction to MySQL, as well as a description of SQL commands, data types, operators, and functions. This book provides handy access to the enormous feature set of MySQL, the dominant database in the open source world.