Mike Murach & Associates

Murach’s SQL Server 2012 for Developers (Training & Reference)

Every application developer who uses SQL Server 2012 should own this book. To start, it presents the essential SQL statements for retrieving and updating the data in a database. You have to master these to work effectively with database data in your applications. Then, it shows you how to design and create a database, because application developers often …

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Murach’s PHP and MySQL, 2nd Edition

“I can’t count how many PHP books I have purchased over the years trying to learn the language. Murach’s was the first book that helped me grasp the concepts and got me onto actually scripting in PHP.”That’s what one developer said in an online review of the first edition of Murach’s PHP and MySQL. Now, this 2nd Edition …

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Murach’s MySQL, 2nd Edition

“If you ever wanted to learn to use MySQL, write SQL queries, create database elements, then this is the book to pick up.” (JavaRanch.com)”I was amazed at how much information was packed into this book.””As a developer with almost 10 years of MySQL experience, I still picked up a lot of new detail on things I thought I …

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Murach’s Oracle SQL and PL/SQL for Developers, 2nd Edition

If you’re developing applications that access Oracle databases, you can save time and work by having SQL do more of the data handling for you: This new book shows you how. It teaches you how to create effective SQL queries to extract and update the data in an Oracle database. It teaches you how to design and implement …

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Murach’s HTML5 and CSS3, 3rd Edition

“Until now, my websites looked great but have been coded with what seems like ‘duct-tape and bubble-gum’ methods, just for appearances and not for professionalism nor compliance. This book taught me all [that is] possible with simple HTML5 and CSS3 coding…What a game changer!”That’s what one web designer posted about the previous edition of Murach’s HTML5 and CSS3. …

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