Mastering phpMyAdmin approaches the usage of the popular PHP-based database administration application, phpMyAdmin. It is targeted at "the serious phpMyAdmin user who would like to use this outstanding application to its full power." It is a compliment to the authors of this hugely popular application to say that there is not much for this book to cover, as the interface of phpMyAdmin is famous for its ease of use. Read Mitch Pirtle's review of "Mastering phpMyAdmin for Effective MySQL Management" here - complete with a chapter overview, the style points, and the interesting lowdown.

Overall, they speak favorably about the book, with only a few little items mentioned (such as the lack of a MySQL chapter - a must for the beginner). Reading more like an instruction manual than a narrative, the book tends to be a bit sparse, and some readers might have issues keeping interested.