fundamentals of MySQL

Welcome to the MySQL Fundamentals course! This series of lessons is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in relational databases and the practical skills needed to work with MySQL, one of the world’s most popular open-source database management systems.

Whether you’re an aspiring developer, a data analyst, or simply curious about how data is stored and managed, this course will guide you through the core concepts and essential commands of SQL (Structured Query Language) as applied to MySQL. You’ll learn how to design databases, create tables, insert and retrieve data, perform complex queries, and manage database users and permissions.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental concepts of relational databases.

• Install and set up MySQL on your local machine.

• Use SQL commands to interact with a MySQL database.

• Design and normalize database schemas.

• Perform basic to advanced data manipulation and retrieval.

• Manage users and secure your MySQL databases.

Let’s begin our journey into the world of data!