Lot of 4 Open Source Database Books: MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP & SQL Wrox

This listing is for a curated four-volume open-source database management and web development library dedicated to MySQL administration, PostgreSQL architecture, PHP backend integration, and hands-on SQL querying. Gathering respected developer guides from Wrox Press, Apress, Peachpit Press, and Prentice Hall PTR, this collection serves as a complete reference set for web developers, backend software engineers, database administrators, and open-source programmers.

Included in this lot are four complete volumes.

Beginning Databases with MySQL by Neil Matthew and Richard Stones, published by Wrox Press. An authoritative programmer-to-programmer guide exploring the architecture of the world\'s most popular open-source database. It covers relational concepts, table construction, storage engines, indexing for execution speed, transaction management, user access security, administrative backup utilities, and programmatic database connectivity.

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8: From Novice to Professional by W. Jason Gilmore and Robert Treat, published by Apress. An expansive technical manual exploring the power of enterprise open-source database design. It details PostgreSQL installation, advanced object-relational features, table inheritance, stored procedures, triggers, view creation, and connecting dynamic, database-driven web applications using PHP.

MySQL: Visual QuickStart Guide by Larry Ullman, published by Peachpit Press. A celebrated, visual step-by-step desktop handbook. Acclaimed author Larry Ullman provides clear, screenshot-guided instructions for managing MySQL through command-line utilities and graphical interfaces, detailing database creation, user privileges, data validation, and basic web script integration.

Hands-On SQL: The Language, Querying, Reporting, and the Marketplace by Robert Groth, published by Prentice Hall PTR. A practical, code-focused workbook emphasizing real-world query formulation. Groth provides extensive exercises in retrieving data with SELECT statements, combining datasets with multi-table joins, subquery optimization, aggregation, and generating clean business reports.

Condition:

All four volumes are in good pre-owned condition. The bindings across all large-format softcover editions are strong, sound, and fully intact with all pages securely held. The covers exhibit light surface rubbing, corner bumps, and minor edge shelf wear consistent with practical software lab and desk reference use. Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 features a small vintage store price sticker on the front cover. The interior pages are clean, crisp, and fully readable throughout with extensive code listings, schema diagrams, sample queries, and technical tables. Please examine all provided photographs to verify the exact cosmetic details of the titles you will receive.