MySQL®
Fourth Edition
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DuBois, Paul, 1956-
MySQL / Paul DuBois. — 4th ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-672-32938-8 (pbk.)
1. SQL (Computer program language) 2. MySQL (Electronic resource) 3. Database man-
agement. I. Title.
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