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back_log variable  2nd 
backing up
    databases  2nd  3rd 
        InnoDB and BDB tables  2nd 
        preparations for  2nd 
        with BACKUP TABLE statement  2nd 
        with direct-copy methods  2nd 
        with mysqldump utility  2nd  3rd  4th 
        with mysqlhotcopy script  2nd 
        with replication servers  2nd 
    log files 
    tables  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
backing up.  [See also replication servers]2nd  [See also disaster recovery]3rd  [See also copying]
backtick (`)
    column names 
BACKUP TABLE statement  2nd  3rd  4th 
backups
    database backups
        administration duties 
backward-compatibility function aliases
    PHP API 
bail_out()
    Perl DBI error handling  2nd 
bandwidth considerations
    selecting ISPs  2nd  3rd 
base directories
    for multiple servers  2nd 
basedir variable 
batch mode
    queries  2nd  3rd 
BDB options
    mysqld server  2nd 
BDB tables 
    AUTO_INCREMENT attribute 
    backing up  2nd 
    in data directory 
    log files 
    maximum size 
    on multiple servers 
    portability 
    recovering  2nd 
bdb_cache_size variable 
bdb_home variable 
bdb_log_buffer_size variable 
bdb_logdir variable 
bdb_max_lock variable 
bdb_shared_data variable 
bdb_tmpdir variable 
bdb_version variable 
BEGIN statement  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th 
begin_work()
    Perl DBI database handle method  2nd 
BENCHMARK() function  2nd 
BETWEEN comparison operator  2nd 
BIG TABLES option
    setting variables 
BIGINT numeric type  2nd 
BIN() function 
BINARY attribute
    string column types 
BINARY cast operator  2nd 
binary data
    handling in queries  2nd 
    printing 
binary log files
    displaying information about 
binary log index file  2nd 
    in data directory 
binary MySQL distributions  2nd 
    installation  2nd 
BINARY statement
    string comparisons 
binary strings  2nd 
binary update log  2nd  3rd 
    expiration  2nd 
    in data directory 
binary update log files
    displaying information about  2nd 
binary update logs
    deleting  2nd 
    displaying events  2nd 
    for disaster recovery 
bind_col()
    Perl DBI parameter binding 
    Perl DBI statement handle method  2nd 
bind_columns()
    Perl DBI parameter binding 
    Perl DBI statement handle method 
bind_param()
    Perl DBI statement handle method  2nd 
binlog-ignore-db option 
binlog_cache_size variable 
bit operators  2nd  3rd  4th  5th 
    type conversion 
BIT_AND() function 
BIT_COUNT() function 
BIT_LENGTH() function 
BIT_OR() function 
BLOB column type
    packing data with  2nd 
    query optimization  2nd 
BLOB string type  2nd  3rd 
boolean full text searches  2nd  3rd 
boolean operators.  [See logical operators]
boolean option syntax  2nd 
booting.  [See starting]
BSD-style systems
    starting server 
bug reports.  [See mysqlbug script]
built-in table handlers
    selecting  2nd 
bulk_insert_buffer_size variable 
bytes
    versus characters (string length)  2nd