This book is intended for anyone who wants to master the MySQL DBMS. To read it you do not need any special knowledge - just be a Windows user. You will learn how to install and run MySQL, how to create your own database, how to work with data using SQL commands, how to administer the database and optimize its performance. Developers of web applications in PHP, Perl, and Java will find useful information in this book on using the MySQL database in their respective applications. For all the operations that you have to perform, detailed step-by-step instructions are provided, all main actions are explained using the example of a training database.