Oracle For Beginners

This books on Oracle is to teach beginners how to use Oracle to store, retrieve, manipulate and process the data. This book start with fundamentals of relational database management system and goes upto advanced topics such as native dynamic sql and distributed database.

It covers core database essentials, the role of the administrator, high availability, and large database features. It also touches Oracle Database 11g.

Title Oracle For Beginners
Author(s) Pragada Srikanth
Publisher: srikanthtechnologies.com (1997); Updated for Oracle 11g (2008)
Language: English
eBook: http://srikanthtechnologies.com/books/orabook/oraclebook.html

Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g

    Oracle is an enormous system, with myriad technologies, options, and releases. Most users-even experienced developers and database administrators-find it difficult to get a handle on the full scope of the Oracle database. And, as each new Oracle version is released, users find themselves under increasing pressure to learn about a whole range of new technologies. The latest challenge is Oracle Database 11g.

This book distills an enormous amount of information about Oracle into a compact, easy-to-read volume filled with focused text, illustrations, and helpful hints.

Title Oracle Essentials: Oracle Database 11g
Author(s) Rick Greenwald, Robert Stackowiak, Jonathan Stern
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Fourth Edition (November 8, 2007)
Paperback 416 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596514549
ISBN-13: 978-0596514549
eBook: http://downloads.red-gate.com/ebooks/oracle-essentials-4th-edition.pdf

The Underground PHP and Oracle Manual

 This book is designed to bridge the gap between the many PHP and the many Oracle texts available. It shows how to use the PHP scripting language with the Oracle database, from installation to using them efficiently. The book contains much unique material on PHP's Oracle OCI8 and PDO_OCI extensions.

Title The Underground PHP and Oracle Manual
 

Author(s) Christopher Jones, Alison Holloway
 

Publisher: Oracle Corporation (December 2008)

Language: English

eBook: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/php/underground-php-oracle-manual-098250.html

PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 3: Server Administration Guide

This manual is part of the official reference documentation for PostgreSQL 9.0. This volume is the system administration guide, and covers the installation, configuration and maintenance of PostgreSQL database servers.

Topics covered include backups, security, tuning and upgrade procedures, as well as routine tasks such as creating and deleting databases. Later chapters provide a detailed explanation of advanced PostgreSQL features, including file-based and record-based log-shipping, continuous archiving and point-in-time recovery.

Title PostgreSQL 9.0 Reference Manual - Volume 3: Server Administration Guide
Author(s) PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Publisher: Network Theory Ltd.; Revised edition edition (November 30, 2010)
Paperback 476 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10/ASIN: 1906966060
ISBN-13: 978-1906966065
eBook: http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/postgresql9/vol3/