I didn't want to pile on with the "let's beat up this book" group, but I have to.
Books like this don't need anything at all about installation. You probably already have the product installed before you bought the book. At the very least, the README's that come with a download, are much more relevant than what's in a book on the subject.
I was expecting more in the tutorial area, but was disappointed. Maybe I misread the back cover's "ample tutorial material" statement. If you are expecting a step-by-step how-to, then look elsewhere.
The first part on database theory moderately helpful, a bit too long. It was a hundred pages or so before I started noticing anything specifically about MySQL.
This book needs some further editing. I found the Perl chapter to be riddled with typos that, when copied, would not compile.
Drop the msql part too. Who needs it? It's like carrying on about DOS in a book about Windows 2000.
It was a mistake for me to buy this book. As expensive as computer reference books are, I don't want to make to many more mistakes like this one.
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