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Introduction to MySQL Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

  • MySQL installation overview

    Subtopics

    1. Installation on Windows
    2. MySQL Service
    3. The User account
    4. Command line interface
  • Using MySQL Workbench

    Subtopics

    1. Connections
    2. The Navigator
    3. The main window
    4. The schema window
  • Creaitng databases

    Subtopics

    1. Designing databases
    2. Primary keys
  • Working with tables

    Subtopics

    1. Creating tables
    2. Field types
    3. Creating relationships
  • Simple queries

    Subtopics

    1. Creating SELECT queries
    2. Commenting your queries
    3. Good coding practice
    4. Table and column aliases
  • Setting criteria using WHERE

    Subtopics

    1. Creating criteria
    2. Using wildcards
    3. Filtering by date
    4. Handling nulls
  • Calculations

    Subtopics

    1. Calculated columns
    2. Using aliases
    3. Converting data types
    4. Using built-in functions
  • Calculations using dates

    Subtopics

    1. The current date/time
    2. Using date functions
  • Joins

    Subtopics

    1. Inner joins
    2. Giving tables aliases
    3. Left and right outer joins
  • Aggregation and grouping

    Subtopics

    1. Single statistics
    2. Various ways to count
    3. Grouping by columns
    4. Filtering results using HAVING
  • Subqueries  

    Subtopics

    1. Subquery syntax
    2. Creating subqueries
    3. Using subqueries in a query
  • Derived tables and CTEs  

    Subtopics

    1. Using derived tables
    2. Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
    3. Multiple CTEs
  • Models  

    Subtopics

    1. Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs)
    2. Reverse engineering ERDs

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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Note that this is a new course, which means our usual no-cancel guarantee does not apply to all bookings.

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Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Introduction to MySQL course dates

The table below lists the Introduction to MySQL courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 27-28 February 2025 27-28 Feb 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 27-28 March 2025 27-28 Mar 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 28-29 April 2025 28-29 Apr 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 27-28 May 2025 27-28 May 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 26-27 June 2025 26-27 Jun 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 30-31 July 2025 30-31 Jul 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 28-29 August 2025 28-29 Aug 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 29-30 September 2025 29-30 Sep 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 30-31 October 2025 30-31 Oct 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 27-28 November 2025 27-28 Nov 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

Note that this is a new course, so not all the dates show above are guaranteed to run (you can see more details here).

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

We don't currently have any Introduction to MySQL courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Introduction to MySQL course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Introduction to MySQL courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Introduction to MySQL course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Date(s) Date(s) Duration Venue Price Times  
Thu/Fri 27-28 February 2025 27-28 Feb 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 27-28 March 2025 27-28 Mar 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 28-29 April 2025 28-29 Apr 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Tue/Wed 27-28 May 2025 27-28 May 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 26-27 June 2025 26-27 Jun 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Wed/Thu 30-31 July 2025 30-31 Jul 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 28-29 August 2025 28-29 Aug 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Mon/Tue 29-30 September 2025 29-30 Sep 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 30-31 October 2025 30-31 Oct 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book
Thu/Fri 27-28 November 2025 27-28 Nov 2 days Online £875.00 + VAT 09:30-16:30 Book

Note that this is a new course, so not all the dates show above are guaranteed to run (you can see more details here).

If you can't see the course you want listed above, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

About this Introduction to MySQL course

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If you've got a database built in MySQL, we can teach you how to get information out of it! On this two-day introduction to MySQL course you'll learn how to:

  • Use a WHERE clause to choose which records to view

  • Create new columns using built-in functions and custom expressions

  • Link tables together using inner and outer joins

  • Aggregate data using the GROUP BY clause to show statistics

You'll use MySQL Workbench on the course, although you don't need to have this installed on your computer as you'll either be using Remote Desktop to link to a Wise Owl computer (for Wise Owl computers) or using our laptops (for classroom courses).

Pre-requisites

There aren't any pre-requisites for this course, although you'll find it easier if you've already seen a relational database (one with lots of tables joined together). 

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other MySQL courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the MySQL courses that we run:

Course name Days
Introduction to MySQL (this course) 2 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Advanced SQL 2 days Intermediate or advanced

What are your venues for your classroom MySQL courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
MySQL training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
MySQL training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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