Over the last year, MySQL has increased in usage across small-business and enterprise markets, and competes easily with high-priced, high-maintenance databases such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft. Written by the creators of MySQL and edited by one of the most highly respected MySQL authors, the MySQL Administrator's Guide, Second Edition is the only official guide to installing MySQL, to setting up and administering MySQL databases and to storing and retrieving data in these databases. Along with the MySQL Developer's Guide, the MySQL Administrator's Guide offers the in-depth coverage essentials for MySQL.