Chapter 1 Review

In this chapter, we have learned:

• Who developed MySQL.
• What is MySQL.
• What are the main features of MySQL.
• About data types.
• The MySQL features regarding security and scalability
• Which MySQL to install.
• Which are the operating systems supported by MySQL Community Server.
• Which MySQL distribution to install.
• Where to obtain MySQL.
• How to verify package integrity.
• The installation layout.
• About installating MySQL on Linux.
• What are the available RPM packages.
• How to install an RPM package.
• The commands to installating MySQL.
• About post-installation procedures.
• How to start the server and how to shut down the server.
• How to set passwords.
• How to upgrade and downgrade MySQL.

Let us go to chapter 2.

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