mysql? database? im new....

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gavinbsocom
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mysql? database? im new....

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Ok, I purchased a book called SQL in a nutshell, and programming php made by the same company. Does SQL use microsft access to access the data file. or is using access a seperate way to access a data file? Does SQL have its own file that you create? or do you purhase it? I'll stop with the questions here, and wait to ask some more after I figure these answers out. Thanks.
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http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html

I would go to the above link and do some reading. Mysql is completely independant of access. It creates its own files.
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SQL is structured query language - used to talk to databases. MySQL, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL, Oracle are all database servers which understand SQL. You'll notice that although there is a standard for SQL most database servers have added bits to their implementation so a query which works in Access may not work in MySQL.

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