MySQL Stored Procedure Programming

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The implementation of stored procedures in MySQL 5.0 a huge

milestone -- one that is expected to lead to widespread enterprise adoption of

the already extremely popular MySQL database. If you are serious about

building the web-based database applications of the future, you need to

get up to speed quickly on how stored procedures work -- and how to

build them the right way. This book, destined to be the bible of stored

procedure development, is a resource that no real MySQL programmer can

afford to do without.

In the decade since MySQL burst on the scene, it has become the

dominant open source database, with capabilities and performance

rivaling those of commercial RDBMS offerings like Oracle and SQL

Server. Along with Linux and PHP, MySQL is at the heart of millions of

applications. And now, with support for stored procedures, functions,

and triggers in MySQL 5.0, MySQL offers the programming power needed

for true enterprise use.

MySQL's new procedural language has a straightforward syntax, making it

easy to write simple programs. But it's not so easy to write secure,

easily maintained, high-performance, and bug-free programs. Few in the

MySQL world have substantial experience yet with stored procedures, but

Guy Harrison and Steven Feuerstein have decades of combined expertise.

In "MySQL Stored Procedure Programming," they put

that hard-won experience to good use. Packed with code examples and covering

everything from language basics to application building to advanced

tuning and best practices, this highly readable book is the one-stop

guide to MySQL development. It consists of four majorsections:

MySQL stored programming fundamentals -- tutorial, basic

statements, SQL in stored programs, and error handling

Building MySQL stored programs -- transaction handling,

built-in functions, stored functions, and triggers

MySQL stored programs in applications -- using stored

programs with PHP, Java, Perl, Python, and .NET (C# and VB.NET)

Optimizing MySQL stored programs -- security, basic and

advanced SQL tuning, optimizing stored program code, and programming

best practices

A companion web site contains many thousands of lines of code, that you

can put to use immediately.

Guy Harrison is Chief Architect of Database Solutions at Quest Software

and a frequent speaker and writer on MySQL topics. Steven Feuerstein is

the author of "Oracle PL/SQL Programming," the classic reference for Oracle stored programming for more than ten years. Both have decades of experience as database developers, and between them they have authored a dozen books.

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Good coverage of Stored routines, and more!
 
Review Date: November 22, 2007
Reviewer: Shlomo Noach,
This book has an excellent coverage of the MySQL 5.0 stored routines (stored procedures, stored functions and triggers).
But it also provides with invaluable hints and guidelines for general MySQL practices.

The book starts with PART I: covering the syntax and rules for stored routines. This part is straightforward and a very fast read. The authors tend to repeat themselves on occasion, though only when relevant.

PART II looks more closely at the particular rules for stored funtions and triggers. It also offers a transaction managing chapter, which describes transactions in MySQL in general, and in stored programming in particular. This chapter is very informative.

PART III discusses the use of stored routings from external programs: PHP, Java, Perl, Python, .NET. The authors establish their view of correct usage and provide with general recommendations.

In general, these three parts cover the stored routines material.
However, here comes a nice surprise: enter Part IV, which is a real gem.
This last part of the book discusses in depth MySQL query optimizations, indexing methods, performance issues, most unrelated with stored programming.
Why? The authors explain (and I agree with them), that most stored routines code will usually have SQL queries DML statements in them. It is their opinion, then, that to write good, efficient, stored procedures, one must be aware of how MySQL optimizes and handles complex queries.
I am not new to MySQL, yet have learned quite a few new things from this last part.
The book ends with a "best practices" chapter, which mostly provides summary for all issues discussed in the book, including some general recommendations for best practices in programming (which could have been left out, in my opinion).

All in all, this book is certainly a very good reference for anyone wishing to write stored functions/procedures/triggers in MySQL. The authors certainly have a strong expertise on the subject, and have a lot to tell.
Absolute Necessity For MySQL Developers
 
Review Date: August 14, 2006
Reviewer: Daniel McKinnon, Tewksbury, MA USA
'MySQL Stored Procedure Programming' by Guy Harrison is a wonderful book for any MySQL developers out there in the world. With the release my MySQL 5.0, stored procedures/functions and triggers were finally added, making MySQL a real-world database that could successfully compete with SQL Server and Oracle. While nowhere near as bloated as those 2 behemoths, MySQL has a rich, loyal following that loves this 'little database that could', but until the latest version, what it could do was good, but not good enough for many people.

Having MySQL 5 and the ability to now write stored procedures, this DB could be used to power even the most important of web applications. Having this book in your hands now gives you the power to learn how to perform this very task efficiently and effectively.

I love the writing, size, and great layout of this text. In true O'Reilly fashion it's packaged for the masses and it is a pleasure to learn from.

Chapter Overview:

01. Into to MySQL Stored Programs
02. MySQL Stored Programming 101
03. Language Fundamentals
04. Blocks, Conditional Statements, Iterative Programming
05. Using SQL in Stored Programming
06. Error Handling
07. Creating and Maintaining Stored Programs
08. Transactions
09. MySQL built-in functions
10. Stored Functions
11. Triggers
12. Using Stored Programs in applications
13. MySQL with PHP
14. MySQL with Java
15. MySQL with Perl
16. MySQL with Python
17. MySQL with .NET
18. Stored Program Security
19. Tuning Stored Programs
20. Basic SQL Tuning
21. Advanced SQL Tuning
22. Optimizing Stored Program Code
23. Best Practices in MySQL Stored Program Development

Everything about this book just screams YES YES YES!!! One of my favorites that I have had the pleasure to review and unless you are the most awesome of SQL developers, I have no doubts that you will love this book too!!

***** HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Much more than expected
 
Review Date: September 29, 2008
Reviewer: Kevin Benton, Denver, CO United States
This book clearly covers stored procedure programming well. Of course, it goes over basic syntax and provides examples, but it also goes much farther than that. This book discusses optimization of MySQL queries regardless of the use - in or out of sprocs. It also did a very nice job of discussing the use of cursors - the ability to iterate through the results of a query without being pelted with the entire result set all at once.

If you're developing on MySQL 5 or greater, and you're serious about letting the database handle things that make sense (i.e. denormalization, administration, and putting business logic into the database), this is an excellent resource.

Hit(s):

o Thorough coverage of
- o stored procedures
- o functions
- o triggers
- o cursors
o Explains stored procedure optimization very well
o Serves as stored procedure cookbook
o Excellent coverage of stored procedure best practices
o Demonstrates use of stored procedures with languages like PHP, Perl, Java, and others.

Miss(es):

o Title doesn't do it justice.
the first and only Mysql stored procedure book
 
Review Date: September 17, 2008
Reviewer: Van Pham, USA
This is the first and only book about Mysql stored procedured and since it was written by the query tuning guru Guy Harrison, it also includes nice tips on query tuning. Highly recommended, just be forewarn that this is for advance Mysql developers or DBA only. Also, be aware that Mysql stored procedure as of release 5.0 and 5.1 won't buy you much performance since Mysql parse stored procedures scripts every time it run unlike other RDBMS like Oracle and MSSQL. If you want better performance, you should make use of prepared statements inside a stored procedure.
VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
 
Review Date: October 7, 2006
Reviewer: John R. Vacca, Pomeroy, Ohio
Are you a MySQL programmer? If you are, then this book is for you. Authors Guy Harrison and Steven Feuerstein, have done an outstanding job of writing a book that will help MySQL practitioners realize the full potential of MySQL stored programs.

Harrison and Feuerstein, begin by introducing the MySQL stored program language and provide a detailed description of the language structure and usage. Then, the authors describe how you can use the MySQL elements to build functional and useful store programs. The authors then show you how to use the stored programs within applications.
Finally, they show you how to get programs to work correctly by making them perform efficiently, robust and secure, and be easily maintained.

This most excellent book describes the stored program language introduced in MySQL 5.0. More importantly, this book will help you get the job done!!

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