Preface

The MySQL Administrator's Guide and Language Reference is made up of those sections in the MySQL Reference Manual (available online in several formats and languages at http://dev.mysql.com) that focus on administering MySQL and on the SQL language used to perform database operations in MySQL.

The original MySQL Reference Manual was written by Michael "Monty" Widenius and David Axmark, and it is currently maintained by the documentation team in the MySQL development department.

These members of the documentation team helped produce this book: Stefan Hinz (lead), Paul DuBois, Mike Hillyer, and Jon Stephens.