Obtaining the Software

To learn more about MySQL, go to www.mysql.com/.

To download a copy of the server, go to www.dev.mysql.com/downloads/. To follow along with this book it is recommended that you download and install MySQL 5 (or later). The exact download varies by platform, but it clearly explained.

MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser are not installed as part of the core MySQL installation. Instead, it must be downloaded from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/.