The MySQL database server is the world's most popular open source database. With more than five million active installations, MySQL has quickly become the core of many high-volume, business-critical applications.

Websites such as Yahoo!, Google, Cisco, Sabre Holdings, HP and NASA are realising significant cost savings by using MySQL's high performance, reliable database management software to power large Web sites, business-critical enterprise applications and packaged software applications.

The MySQL manual covers most of the areas of MySQL use.

MySQL Reference Manual

• Softcover book, published by O'Reilly
• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP
• PDF (US letter)
• PDF (A4)

MySQL Cluster

• MySQL Cluster Release Notes
• Introduction to MySQL Cluster for MySQL Users (236k, PDF)
• MySQL Cluster Administration Guide (508k, PDF)

MaxDB by MySQL

• MaxDB Online Library
• Download of English version (3.1MB, HTML)
• Download of English version (2.8MB, CHM)
• Additional documentation

Mailing Lists

• MySQL Mailing List Archives

Examples

• World database

White Papers

• Filemaker Pro to MySQL migration kit

Articles

• Articles about MySQL
• Press releases and business-related articles about MySQL

Presentations

• MySQL Presentations

Books

• Books about MySQL

MySQL Reference Manual Translations

German

• Softcover book, published by MITP
• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP
• PDF (US letter)
• PDF (A4)

French

• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP
• PDF (US letter)
• PDF (A4)
• Translation by Nexen.net

Japanese

• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP

Portuguese

• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP
• PDF (US letter)
• PDF (A4)

Russian

• Searchable, with user comments
• HTML, one page per chapter, tarball
• HTML, one page per chapter, ZIP
• HTML, all on one page, tarball
• HTML, all on one page, ZIP

3rd party MySQL Documentation

• MySQL section at FAQTs.com
• HOWTO provide Microsoft Access-like functionality on Linux with open-source tools - OpenOffice.org 1.0, unixODBC, and MySQL

MySQL++ API Documentation

• MySQL++ Manual
• Download alternate formats

MySQL Connector/ODBC (MyODBC) Documentation

• MyODBC Programmer's Reference Manual
• MyODBC Frequently Asked Questions

MySQL Connector/J Documentation

• HTML, all on one page