- SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL
by Michael J. Hernandez and John L. Viescas
SQL Queries for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Data Manipulation in SQL is an outstanding book that offers progressive steps towards confident data manipulation.
Reviewed September 2007 - SQLite
SQLite is an unpretentious introduction to using the SQLite embedded database. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in quickly learning how to use the SQLite database.
Reviewed June 2005 - Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide
Oracle SQL*Plus: The Definitive Guide offers something to anyone that is familiar with SQL and is just beginning to use or needs a reference on how to use SQL*Plus.
Reviewed March 2005 - Perl for Web Site Management
Targeted primarily towards those that have little or no programming experience, Perl for Web Site Management is a wonderfully well written book, replete with useful and complete code examples, an easy to read writing style, and practical advice that will accelerate any attempts to use Perl on a daily basis. While one who is an accomplished Perl programmer might glean some good ideas from this book, it is more for those that are not fluent in Perlspeak.
Reviewed October 2003
- Backing up MySQL with mysqldump
In this short guide, I will explain how to back up and restore a MySQL database using mysqldump.
Written in March 2004 - PHP Programming Rudiments: Creating Arrays
An introduction to creating arrays using PHP.
Written in June 2006 - PHP Programming Rudiments: Adding / Removing Array Elements
PHP offers an abundant list of out of the box functions that make working with arrays quite painless. It is very easy to add elements to or remove elements from an array. In this tutorial, we will cover how to add and remove array elements.
Written in January 2007 - Unzipping OpenOffice.org Files
OpenOffice.org files are a little more than they appear. Each OpenOffice.org (OOo) file is actually a collection of XML documents that are stored in a ZIP archive. You can use any ZIP tool to either view the contents of the archive or extract the files out of the archive.
Written in April 2007
