In this course, you'll walk through installation steps for installing a text editor, installing MAMP or XAMPP (or equivalent) and creating a MySql Database. You'll learn about single table queries and the basic syntax of the SQL language, as well as database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation. Lastly, you'll learn to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses.
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Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)
This course is part of Web Applications for Everybody Specialization
Instructor: Charles Russell Severance
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Learn about the basic syntax of the SQL language, as well as database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation.
Learn to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Our first technical task is to work through the installation steps including installing a text editor, installing MAMP or XAMPP (or equivalent), creating a MySql Database.
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5 videos5 readings1 app item1 discussion prompt
We learn about single table queries and the basic syntax of the SQL language.
What's included
6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
Covering database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation..
What's included
6 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
We learn how to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses.
What's included
2 videos3 readings1 app item
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All software used in this course is free and open source and can be installed on Windows, Macintosh or Linux computers.
Yes - the textbook “The Missing Link: An Introduction to Web Development and Programming" is freely downloadable in PDF and ePub formats and print copies can be purchased if desired.
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