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Introduction to MySQL

Learn MySQL tables, SQL queries, joins, and keys. Free MySQL introduction for beginners.

Learning Outcomes

  • Create tables with appropriate types
  • Write SELECT queries with filters
  • Join two tables on a key
  • Explain primary versus foreign keys

Overview

MySQL is a widely used relational database. You model data as tables with primary and foreign keys.

This page introduces SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, and why normalization reduces update bugs.

It is a foundation for PHP, Java, and Python backends.

What this course will cover

  1. 1. Tables
  2. 2. SELECT
  3. 3. JOIN
  4. 4. Indexes
  5. 5. Constraints
  6. 6. Transactions intro

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