Mastering MySQL: From Basics to Business Intelligence
PART I: MySQL Fundamentals
1. Introduction to Databases and MySQL
What is a DBMS?
MySQL architecture
RDBMS vs NoSQL
Installing MySQL & Workbench
2. Understanding SQL: The Language of Databases
DDL, DML, DCL, TCL explained
Anatomy of a SQL statement
Data types in MySQL
3. Creating Databases and Tables
CREATE DATABASE & CREATE TABLE
Data types, NULLs, DEFAULT, AUTO_INCREMENT
Constraints: PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY, UNIQUE, CHECK
4. CRUD Operations
INSERT, SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE
Filtering with WHERE
Sorting and Limiting results
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5. Operators and Expressions
Comparison, Logical, Arithmetic, BETWEEN, LIKE, IN, IS NULL
Case expressions
PART II: Intermediate SQL for Real-World Use
6. Joins Demystified
INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL JOIN
Self-joins and cross joins
Real-world join use cases
7. Grouping and Aggregation
GROUP BY, COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
HAVING vs WHERE
Practical reports with aggregation
8. Subqueries and Derived Tables
Scalar, Row, Table, and Correlated subqueries
Common anti-patterns and best practices
9. Views and Stored Routines
Creating and using VIEWS
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Stored Procedures and Functions
IN, OUT, INOUT parameters
10. MySQL Triggers and Events
AFTER and BEFORE triggers
Scheduled events and automation
PART III: Data Analysis and Optimization
11. Window (Analytical) Functions
OVER(), RANK(), DENSE_RANK(), ROW_NUMBER()
LEAD(), LAG(), NTILE(), PARTITION BY
Use cases in reporting
12. Working with Dates and Times
DATE, DATETIME, TIMESTAMP
Date arithmetic, formatting, and filtering
Temporal analytics
13. String and Text Functions
CONCAT, SUBSTRING, REGEXP
Data cleaning and formatting
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14. Data Import and Export
LOAD DATA INFILE, SELECT INTO OUTFILE
Importing CSV, Excel, JSON
Exporting for reporting and automation
15. Performance Tuning and Query Optimization
EXPLAIN and query plan analysis
Indexing strategies
Avoiding common performance pitfalls
PART IV: Advanced Topics
16. Database Design Principles
Normalization (1NF?3NF)
Denormalization for reporting
ER Diagrams and schema design
17. Transactions and Concurrency
START TRANSACTION, COMMIT, ROLLBACK
Isolation levels
ACID properties in practice
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18. Security and User Management
Roles, privileges, and GRANT
Password policies
SQL injection prevention
19. MySQL for Business Intelligence
Building reporting layers
MySQL with Excel, Power BI, Python
Real-world dashboards and KPIs
20. Working with Large Datasets
Partitioning
Archival strategies
Efficient ETL pipelines
PART V: Practical Applications & Case Studies
21. Case Study: E-Commerce Database
Designing and querying sales data
Customer segmentation
Inventory analysis
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22. Case Study: Finance & Transactions
Fraud detection patterns
Time-series analysis
Customer lifecycle reporting
23. MySQL in the Cloud
Google Cloud SQL, Amazon RDS, Azure Database for MySQL
Backups, replication, failover
24. Automation with Python and MySQL
MySQL Connector
Writing scripts for reports and dashboards
25. Final Project: Full BI Pipeline
Data model to dashboard
Performance tuning
Version control for SQL
Appendices
Appendix A: MySQL vs PostgreSQL vs SQL Server
Comparison of major SQL systems with pros/cons.
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Appendix B: Common Interview Questions
Typical questions and answers for MySQL roles.
Appendix C: SQL Templates & Snippets
Reusable SQL scripts and query snippets.
Appendix D: Tools Every SQL Professional Should Know
Workbench, DBeaver, DataGrip, CLI tools, etc.
