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@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ comments: true
 permalink: create-tables-sql
 ---
 
+*This is the second post in a [series of posts]({% post_url 2014-04-17-data-science-sql %})
+about doing data science with SQL.
 
-![Sequel Pro Connect Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_connect_tab.jpg)
+I will then go over the
+commands required to set up the example recpie database from the
+[previous post]({% post_url 2014-04-18-database-normalization %}).
+By the end of this post, you will have a working database!
 
 
 
@@ -20,14 +25,6 @@ to first create a database to work in:
 To run SQL commands, you can either connect to SQL
 through the command line with the command
 
-XXXX
-
-Alternately, you can connect to Sequel Pro
-or go to the Query menu in 
-Sequel Pro
-
-
-![Sequel Pro Content Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_content_tab.jpg)
 
 
 ```sql
@@ -133,7 +130,7 @@ To view the table
 SELECT * FROM recipe_ingredients
 ```
 
-![Sequel Pro Query Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_query_tab.jpg)
+![Sequel Pro Content Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_content_tab.jpg)
 
 
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_drafts/2014-04-24-setup-mysql.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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 layout: post
-title: "How to Setup MySQL"
+title: "How to Setup MySQL On Your Local Machine"
 comments: true
 permalink: setup-mysql
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@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ about doing data science with SQL. The [previous post]({% post_url 2014-04-18-da
 described the topic of database normalization and good database design.*
 
 In this post, I will describe how to setup [MySQL](http://www.mysql.com/)
-on your local machine.  MySQL is great because it is popular, open
-source, and easy to get started with.  I will then go over the
-commands required to set up the example recpie database from the
-[previous post]({% post_url 2014-04-18-database-normalization %}).
-By the end of this post, you will have a working database!
+on your local machine.  MySQL is great for learning about SQL because
+it is popular, open source, and easy to get started with.
 
 ## Setting up SQL On Your local Machine
 
@@ -25,11 +22,26 @@ or
 In particular, you can get the installer
 [here](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/).
 
-In the process of setting up MySQL, you will need to create a root
-account. SQL is built to have robust permissions around who can do
-what, but for testing, it is fine to use your root account.
+On a Mac, you can download a DMG, double click to install,
+and then step through the installation process.
+Also, the Mac DMG comes with a startup package which will automatically
+launch MySQL when you turn on your computer and adds
+a convenient menu in the System Preferences for managing MySQL:
 
-To connect to the MySQL dateabase, you can issue the
+![MySQL System Preferences](/assets/mysql_system_preferences.jpg)
+
+After you setup MySQL, you can set up the root MySQL account 
+from the terminal using the command:
+
+```
+$mysqladmin -u root password: XXXXXXXXXXXX
+```
+
+SQL has robust permissions so that different accounts can have
+different access/privealges. This is good in a production
+environment, but for now logging in as root is fine.
+
+You can connect to the MySQL database from the commandline:
 
 ```bash
 $ mysql -u root --host=localhost --password
@@ -49,9 +61,9 @@ Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
 mysql> ...
 ```
 
-From the terimal, you can issue SQL commands.
+From the terimal, you are ready to issue SQL commands.
 
-# Sequel Pro on OS X
+# The Sequel Pro SQL Client on OS X
 
 If you are using an Apple computer, I recommend using the free and
 open-source graphical program [Sequel Pro](http://www.sequelpro.com/).
@@ -60,7 +72,24 @@ a friendly graphical user interface instaed of the commandline.
 It also simplifies the process of viewing tables and inspecting
 other database properties.
 
-Once MySQL is set up, you can connect to it with your root
-username and password:
+![Sequel Pro Connect Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_connect_tab.jpg)
+
+Once you install Sequel Pro, you connect to it with your username
+and password as above.
+
+Inside of SQL Pro, there is a query menu
+where you can issue SQL commands.
+
+![Sequel Pro Query Tab](/assets/sequel_pro_query_tab.jpg)
+
+# Other MySQL Programs
+
+If you prefer, there are several other programs for connecting to 
+a MySQL database.
+
+* MySQL Workbench ([link](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/workbench/))
+* DBVisualizer ([link](http://www.dbvis.com/))
+* phpMyAdmin ([link](http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/))
+* HeidiSQL ([link](http://www.heidisql.com/))
 
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