Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours teaches the reader everything from basic installation to using MySQL in Web application development.

First, the basic concepts of database design are taught, and then the reader jumps right into planning and creating a database. The book then walks the reader through all the basics of using MySQL - working with tables and data, using MySQL's query functions, using transactions, and database administration - before the reader finally learns to put everything together to properly create the foundation database for a Web-based application.