Installing MySQL - Learning MySQL - page 93

Resources
You can find a detailed reference manual on MySQL and several sample databases on
the MySQL AB web site at http://dev.mysql.com/doc , although we recommend you ex-
plore these after you've finished reading this topic.
You can also participate in MySQL-related discussion forums and mailing lists. Some
of these are run by MySQL AB. To learn more, visit the MySQL AB forums page at
http://forums.mysql.com and the lists page at http://lists.mysql.com .
There's also a lot of helpful material on the MySQL community web site ( http://forge
.mysql.com ) . In particular, look at the collection of (mostly user-contributed) docu-
mentation by following the “Wiki” link near the top of the page. Don't worry if it all
seems overwhelming at first; you'll be able to make sense of most of it by the time you
reach the end of this topic!
To learn more about installing the software described in this topic, we recommend the
following resources:
• For more on the Windows XP command prompt, visit the Microsoft XP command-
line reference at http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/
all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds_o.mspx . Much of this information applies to Vista too.
• A useful list of frequently-asked questions about XAMPP, including discussion of
common installation problems is available from the XAMPP web site ( http://www
.apachefriends.org/en).
• For detailed information on setting up and configuring the Apache web server,
including a list of all the configuration directives, visit http://httpd.apache.org .
To learn more about shell or command-prompt instructions, do a web search for “learn
unix Linux” (for Linux), “learn unix mac os x” (for Mac OS X), or “Windows command
prompt” (for Windows).
Throughout this topic, we point out security aspects you should consider while instal-
ling, configuring, and running MySQL and associated web applications. To better un-
derstand security issues, we highly recommend these resources:
• Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Ross
J. Anderson (Wiley). This topic is also available online at http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/
~rja14/book.html .
• Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World by Bruce Schneier (Wiley).
• The monthly Crypto-Gram Newsletter, written by Bruce Schneier, available at http:
//www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html .