Ben Forta是世界知名的技術作傢，也是Ad。be技術界最為知名的專傢之一，目前擔任Adobe公司的高級技術推廣專傢。他具有計算機行業20多年工作經驗，多年來撰寫瞭十幾本技術圖書，其中不少是世界暢銷書，已被翻譯為十幾種文字。除本書外，他撰寫的《正則錶達式必知必會》也即將由人民郵電齣版社齣版。讀者可以通過他的個人網站http：//www．forta．com瞭解更多信息。

MySQL is one of the most popular database management systems available, powering everything from Internet powerhouses to individual corporate databases to simple end-user applications, and everything in between. And this book will teach you all you need to know to be immediately productive with MySQL. By working through 30 highly focused hands-on lessons, your MySQL Crash Course will be both easier and more effective than you'd have thought possible. Learn how to: * Retrieve and sort data* Filter data using comparisons, regular expressions, full text search, and much more* Join relational data* Create and alter tables* Insert, update, and delete data* Leverage the power of stored procedures and triggers* Use views and Cursors* Manage transactional processing* Create user accounts and manage security via access control Ben Forta is Macromedia's Senior Technical Evangelist, and has almost 20 years of experience in the computer industry in product development, support, training, and product marketing. Ben is the author of the best-selling Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes (now in its third edition, and translated into over a dozen languages), ColdFusion Web Application Construction Kit, and Advanced ColdFusion Development (both published by Que Publishing), Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes, as well as books on SQL, Flash, JSP, HomeSite, WAP, Windows 2000, and other subjects.