phpMyAdmin - Guide books?

[Simon_RCL]

Hi, I wonder if someone could suggest a good guide book for using phpMyAdmin, - including setting up tables, relational database management, importing/exporting data and SQL queries.

I'm thinking of purchasing a copy of 'Mastering phpMyAdmin 2.11 for Effective MySQL Management' by Marc Delisle.  Also ..... should I consider buying 'Mastering phpMyAdmin 3.1 for Effective MySQL Management' even though my ISP uses phpMyAdmin 2.11.7?

Many thanks, Simon

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/docs.php#books

[David_Powers · Accepted solution]

AFAIK, Marc Delisle's book is the only one. I've got the original edition based on phpMyAdmin 2.6.0. It's well written, but I'm not sure whether you really need a book to learn how to use phpMyAdmin, because it's pretty intuitive once you understand the basics of working with a database. The book doesn't go into detail about database design.

My own books on Dreamweaver and PHP cover the basics of working with phpMyAdmin, including importing and exporting data. You can see details on my site at http://foundationphp.com/.

If you decide to get Marc's book, though, it don't think it matters a great deal which version you get. phpMyAdmin has changed a bit, but not radically so. The main change between phpMyAdmin 2.x and 3.x is the use of PHP 5 in the new version, plus support for MySQL 5.1.

[Simon_RCL]

Thanks David.  Brilliant! Your books look great.  Exactly what I need.  Many thanks, Simon