MySQL Documentation

The MySQL Reference Manual covers most of the areas of MySQL use. This manual is for both MySQL Community Edition and MySQL Network. If you cannot find the answer(s) from the manual, you can get support by purchasing MySQL Network, which provides comprehensive support and services. MySQL Network also provides a comprehensive knowledge base library that includes hundreds of technical articles resolving difficult problems on popular database topics such as performance, replication, and migration. Learn more about the differences between MySQL Community Edition and MySQL Network »

You can also find help by visiting the MySQL Forums or by browsing our mailing list archives.

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MySQL Reference Manual

Also available

• Books published by MySQL Press
• ThoutReader™ format

MySQL GUI Tools

Expert Guides

MySQL Help Tables

To use: Download, then load into MySQL with this command: mysql mysql < file_name

Example Databases

Additional Resources

• Articles about MySQL
• Whitepapers
• Press releases and business-related articles about MySQL
• MySQL Presentations
• Books about MySQL
• MySQL Mailing List Archives

3rd party MySQL Documentation

• MySQL section at FAQTs.com
• HOWTO provide Microsoft Access-like functionality on Linux with open-source tools - OpenOffice.org 1.0, unixODBC, and MySQL
• MySQL++ Manual