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Complete MySQL Database Administration Course (Udemy.com)

MySQL DBA Training to get your Dream IT Job

Created by: Imran Afzal

Last updated June 2026

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What you will learn

  • You will be able to apply for SQL developer, Database administrator, Business Analyst, and Business Intelligence job opportunities
  • You will learn 150+ SQL queries
  • Administration of SQL database through Linux Operating System
  • You will manage SQL servers in a corporate environment
  • Troubleshoot everyday SQL database related issues
  • Know how to answer specific business questions by using SQL’s aggregate functions

How it compares

Against the other 388 rated Udemy courses in SQL on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 69% of them
  • Reviews2,053#96 of 389 by number of reviews
  • Length28 hourslonger than 98% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2026more recently than 88% of them

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Course Description

MySQL Server continues to be one of the world's most popular, FREE and top databases.  Database is a heart of IT which is needed to stored all critical data and information. 


MySQL is a DBMS, or database management system. It is developed, supported and distributed by Oracle, but since it is open-source it is freely available to anyone.  MySQL databases are relational, meaning that the data is split up between tables. MySQL is very fast and lightweight so you can run it alongside your other applications on a desktop or laptop. It can also be scaled up to take advantage of all the CPU power and memory available on a dedicated machine


If you want to become an expert in SQL database administration then this is the course for YOU.

This training course will provide you all the necessary skills you need to be a successful database administrator.


Here is the course outline:

Course Syllabus


Section 1:

  • Introduction to Database

  • RDBMS

  • What is SQL?

  • Top 5 RDBMS

  • Introduction to MySQL Server

  • Different editions of MySQL


Section 2:

  • MySQL Server pre-requisite

  • Lab design

  • What is virtualization?

  • Download and Install VMWare Workstation Player

  • Optional - Download and Install Oracle VirtualBox

  • Create a Virtual Machine

  • Download and Install Linux Server

  • Virtual Machine Management


Section 3:

  • Important things to remember in Linux

  • Linux navigation commands

  • What is root?

  • Directory listing attributes

  • Linux command syntax

  • Creating files and directories and its permissions

  • Changing password

  • Help commands

  • Adding text to files

  • Pipes (|)

  • File maintenance commands

  • File display commands

  • Linux file editor

  • User account management and sudo access

  • Process monitor commands

  • Crontab

  • Linux network files and commands

  • Secure copy (SCP)

  • System updates and repos (rpm and yum).


Section 4:

  • Forks of MySQL and Cloud Computing

  • MySQL installation

  • Download, Install and Configure MySQL

  • Install MySQL Workbench

  • Download and restore sample Sakila DB

  • Quiz


Section 5:

  • What is Data and Database and RDBMS?

  • How is data stored?

  • How is data saved in MySQL (Linux)

  • MySQL Storage engine and Types

  • What is a Table, COLUMN and ROW ?

  • What is a Key?

  • What is Primary Key, Foreign Key, Unique Key etc.

  • What is a Transaction and ACID properties?

  • Database Normalization AND its different forms

  • Create your first Database, Table and Populate table with data

  • Quiz


Section 6:

  • SQL Statement and Types

  • DML Statement with examples

  • DDL Statements with examples

  • DCL Statements with examples

  • TCL Statements with examples

  • Quiz


Section 7:

  • Create TABLE(s) and Temp Table(s)

  • SELECT Statement in detail

  • Operators, Expressions and Conditions

  • WHERE Clause, ORDER BY, HAVING BY, GROUP BY Clause

  • Select from two tables – JOINS and different Types of JOINS

  • What is a Sub Query?

  • INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements

  • Load data from a CSV file to MySQL and vice versa

  • Stored procedure

  • What is view, function, trigger and index

  • Clustered, non-clustered Indexes and Index Design considerations

  • INDEX Cardinality, Table Fragmentation, USE INDEX, FORCE INDEX and LAB

  • Quiz


Section 8:

  • MySQL Architecture Overview

  • MySQL Programs and invocation

  • Specifying Program Options and Option Files

  • How to edit the configuration file (.cnf)

  • Options scope

  • What options are in affect?

  • Quiz


Section 9:

  • MySQL Backups, why we need backup, RTO and RPO

  • Type of Backups in MySQL, offsite storage, encryption and restore testing

  • Binary logs

  • The mysqldump utility

  • Restore of database using mysql and Workbench

  • Table level Backup and Restore

  • Point In Time Recovery in MySQL

  • XtraBackup Utility by Percona, Functionality and Installation

  • Full Backup and Restore using Percona XtraBackup

  • Lab for mysqldump and Backups using MySQL Workbench

  • Incremental Backup and Restore using Percona XtraBackup

  • Schedule backups (cronjobs)

  • Quiz


Section 10:

  • Understanding MySQL Security

  • Root User in MySQL

  • CREATE USER and ALTER USER Statement

  • Create New User (MySQL Workbench)

  • MySQL Privileges , Privileges Control and Some important Privileges in MySQL

  • GRANT Statement , WITH GRANT Option and Granting Privileges to MySQL User

  • GRANT Tables and Checking Privileges

  • REVOKE Statement and Revoking Privileges

  • DROP USER Statement

  • Roles in MySQL

  • Quiz


Section 11:

  • MySQL Server Performance Monitoring Basics

  • The General Query Log

  • The Slow Query Log

  • The Error Log

  • Optimizing configuration for MySQL performance

  • DB Engine Status

  • Query Optimization TIPS, EXPLAIN Statement and Execution Plans

  • Query Optimization Demo

  • Quiz


Section 12:

  • MySQL Replication and its Advantages

  • MySQL Replication Methods

  • Synchronization Types

  • Replication Formats

  • MySQL Replication Setup Demo

  • Quiz



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Instructor Details

Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal is the CEO of UTCLI Solutions, a best-selling IT instructor, career coach, and technology educator who has trained over 1 million students worldwide. His teaching focuses on helping professionals build real-world skills in IT career growth, Linux, cloud computing, systems administration, and AI productivity.

With 25+ years of experience in enterprise IT, leadership, and training, Imran has worked across Fortune 500 environments in finance, fashion, media, and technology. His professional journey began in 2001 at Time Warner in New York City and includes major projects involving data center migrations, VMware deployments, monitoring tools, Linux/UNIX systems, Windows Server, and Amazon cloud migrations.


Through his Udemy courses, YouTube channel “Learn with Imran Afzal,” corporate training, and career coaching programs, Imran teaches students how to learn practical technology skills, grow their confidence, prepare for IT jobs, and stay ahead in a fast-changing world where AI is transforming the workplace. His mission is simple: make technology easier to understand and help people build careers they are proud of.


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Reviews

4.6

2,053 ratings on Udemy

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By Reitumetse Ranthako on 5/8/2026

It is good to remember the relational database because the last time i did database course was when i was in tertiary 15 years ago. This is a refresher for me as i want to take more job roles in database administration

By Anonymized User on 12/28/2025

I have completed this MySQL course, and it is an excellent learning experience. Imran has covered MySQL in a very comprehensive and practical way, from basics to DBA-level concepts. I am confident that after this course, one becomes well-prepared to work as a MySQL DBA and apply these skills professionally anywhere. Thank you for putting the great effort and dedication in this course. Happy learning!

By VIGNESH THANGARAJ on 7/13/2025

I initially expected Afzal to be more engaging in teaching this course, but it felt more like he was reading directly from the slides rather than explaining the concepts in depth. Unfortunately, this approach didn’t meet my learning expectations. I appreciate the effort, but I found it difficult to stay engaged with the course.

By Wai Cheng on 4/21/2025

Great course, I assume this provide enough information for an entry level job for a DBA, but more practice and studying is recommended to secure the job. This course covers a lot of topics that some other courses don't. I would recommend this course. However, the installation of MySQL and Workbench on CentOS is outdated. One of the reasons I chose this course was to learn the Linux environment. Having to install MySQL and workbench in a different OS defeats the purpose of me choosing this course.

By Carlos Tebar Sanchez on 3/19/2025

I do have experience and studios on MySQL databases, RDMB databases, entity-relationship databases, Object Orientated databases and no-SQL databases so these first videos are a little too introductory for me but I know the next lessons are going to be more challenging

By Prafullkumar Mahale on 9/22/2024

Great! I’m glad I’ve learned so many things. I’m a programmer, and I was curious about the role of a DBA, the MySQL commands I wasn’t aware of, and how replication servers work. This course provided the perfect solution for me.

By Vicky Mano on 5/23/2023

The course was designed just like a wow! understood all the consepts covered . could you add how to migrate to aurora MySQL from on perm server . Or if we can follow same step as used in EC2 let us know.

By Pan Yu on 12/12/2022

It was good except some topics were rushed and the bottom of the lab demos were not visible making it harder or not possible to understand. If the video has been reviewed, the lab issue could be caught and fixed. Overall, it is a fast paced and lengthy course. Perhaps the explanation can be less wordy in some places.

By Eric Schmidt Rodríguez on 10/11/2022

Excellent training and knowledge expertise conducted by Imran and Abbas. Totally recommend this training for MySQL DBA´s who want to take a refreshal of technical concepts for MySQL databases and focused topics about tasks as a DBA role. The description on each training session slide is excellent, examples along the way of teaching each concept during the session are focused, where explanation and lab virtual machines examples and exercises is the best combination to consolidate the tecnical knowledge learned throughout each session. Only issue found is in some particular training session, the resources are not available, however, the examples are followed or shown on screen.

By Rajni Kapoor on 8/14/2022

everything is clear and understandable but I wish there would be live support where I could ask about the problem that I face on my computer when I run queries in the lab.

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