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MySQL for Absolute Beginners

25 August 2011 / 62 Comments

MySQL for Absolute Beginners

A database is an essential part of most websites and blogs, but setting up and using a database can be a daunting task for the beginner web developer.

In this tutorial you’ll learn — in simple terms — how to install, set up, and use a MySQL database on your computer. This will give you a good grounding in MySQL that you’ll find useful when you start developing database-driven websites using PHP, Ruby, or your language of choice.

You’ll explore the following areas in this tutorial:

  • The concept of a database, and why databases are useful
  • The advantages of using MySQL to manage your databases
  • How to install MySQL on your computer
  • Using the MySQL Monitor program to send commands to your MySQL server
  • How to create a database and table
  • SQL (Structured Query Language), and what it’s used for
  • Adding records to a table, and retrieving records from a table

Ready to start exploring MySQL? Let’s go!

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Working with Photoshop’s Quick Mask Mode

24 October 2001 / 2 Comments

Photoshop’s Quick Mask mode is a really versatile way to select things. Instead of creating marquees as you do with the other tools, you can “paint” the selection using any of Photoshop’s painting tools. You can even use the other selection tools on the Quick Mask, as if it was a regular image. This makes the Quick Mask mode a very powerful feature of Photoshop.

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