MySQL Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Perl Programs and MySQL Servers

This chapter provides notes and tutorial examples on MySQL server and Perl programs. Topics include what software and modules are needed to run Perl programs to access MySQL servers; a sample Perl program that connects to a MySQL server.

Accessing MySQL Servers from Perl Programs

HelloMySQL.pl - Sample Perl Program to Use MySQL

Takeaways:

• To access a MySQL server from a Perl program, you need to install 2 Perl modules: DBI and DBD::mysql.
• The DBD::mysql module does not support the new "caching_sha2_password" authentication method yet. You need create new user account for PHP scripts with the old "mysql_native_password" authentication method.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of SQL

 MySQL Introduction and Installation

 Introduction of MySQL Programs

 PHP Programs and MySQL Server

►Perl Programs and MySQL Servers

 Java Programs and MySQL Servers

 Datatypes and Data Literals

 Operations and Expressions

 Character Strings and Bit Strings

 Commonly Used Functions

 Table Column Types for Different Types of Values

 Using DDL to Create Tables and Indexes

 Using DML to Insert, Update and Delete Records

 Using SELECT to Query Database

 Window Functions for Statistical Analysis

 Use Index for Better Performance

 Transaction Management and Isolation Levels

 Locks Used in MySQL

 Defining and Calling Stored Procedures

 Variables, Loops and Cursors Used in Stored Procedures

 System, User-Defined and Stored Procedure Variables

 MySQL Server Administration

 Storage Engines in MySQL Server

 InnoDB Storage Engine - Primary and Secondary Indexes

 Performance Tuning and Optimization

 Bulk Changes on Large Tables

 MySQL Server on macOS

 Installing MySQL Server on Linux

 Connection, Performance and Second Instance on Linux

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB

Perl Programs and MySQL Servers - Updated in 2023, by Herong Yang