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The Complete SQL And MySQL Course (Updated 2026) (Udemy.com)

Go From Basic To Advanced SQL With MySQL: Hands On Mastery Of Practical Database Management

Created by: Holczer Balazs

Last updated May 2026

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What you will learn

  • Set up mysql correctly and feel comfortable working in your own coding environment
  • Understand how SQL works and how MySQL stores and manages data
  • Create databases and tables and choose data types that fit real situations
  • Work with data by adding, updating, and removing information using sql
  • Write sql queries that answer useful questions by filtering, sorting, grouping, and joining data
  • Use keys, constraints, and normalization to keep your tables clear and reliable
  • Understand when to use subqueries and how they help you solve more complex tasks
  • Use transactions to keep your work safe and maintain accuracy in real systems
  • Create views to simplify the way you work with detailed or complex data
  • Use indexes to make queries run faster and understand why performance changes
  • Write stored procedures that automate repeated tasks with variables, conditions, loops, and cursors

How it compares

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

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 89% of them
  • Reviews1,486#115 of 389 by number of reviews
  • Length12.1 hourslonger than 78% of them
  • Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 86% of them

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Course Description

Learning SQL is not just about typing commands. It’s about unlocking the logic that drives all modern software. When you truly understand databases, you don't just write queries, you think more logically, solve performance issues faster, and gain an invaluable skill that is essential across every tech domain.

This course doesn't just teach you syntax. It gives you the deep clarity and advanced understanding that separates junior developers from senior professionals.

Phase 1: Your Foundation in Database Architecture

We start by building a rock-solid foundation that most courses ignore:

  • Zero-To-Tool: Install MySQL and set up your professional coding environment.

  • The "Why": Learn what a database truly is, how the DBMS organizes information, and how the relational model dictates system behavior.

  • Internal Power: See exactly how internal data structures (like B+ Trees) influence the speed and predictability of real-world queries.

Phase 2: Build, Manipulate, and Design Right Away

You’ll move immediately from theory into concrete, practical experience:

  • Active Building: You won't just watch. You will create databases, design tables, and choose optimal data types for real-life situations.

  • Data Control: Master all core operations: inserting, updating, removing, and restructuring data as your projects evolve.

  • Integrity First: Learn keys, constraints, and normalization to ensure your data designs are clean, reliable, and production-ready from day one.

Phase 3: Write Professional-Level Queries

Once the basics are solid, we move beyond simple commands to true data expertise:

  • The Core Logic: Master all core SQL operations: filtering, sorting, grouping, counting, and complex multi-table joins.

  • Beyond Basics: Shine in interviews by mastering advanced concepts like subqueries, transactions, and data views that solve complex real-world tasks.

  • The Speed Secret: Deep-dive into Indices to understand why some queries are fast and others are slow, giving you the power to fix performance bottlenecks.

Phase 4: Reach Professional System Mastery

This is the final stage that turns you into a database expert. You will master the concepts used in production environments:

  • Performance Tuning: Deploy stored procedures (with loops, variables, and cursors) to automate complex tasks and use advanced optimization methods.

  • MySQL Internals: See inside the engine! Learn about paging, B-Trees, and how MySQL stores and retrieves data, allowing you to troubleshoot like an expert.

  • System Scaling: Go beyond a single server. Master system growth concepts critical for big data: Replication, Sharding, and the CAP Theorem.

Practical Mastery Built On Real Coding Challenges

The course includes hands-on coding tasks, guided exercises, and practical challenges that mirror real industry scenarios. You gain skill by doing the work yourself. This is what turns knowledge into lasting, professional ability.

If you are ready for a structured, complete, and practical path to mastering SQL and MySQL, join the course and start your journey today.

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Instructor Details

Holczer Balazs

My name is Balazs Holczer. I am from Budapest, Hungary. I am qualified as a physicist. At the moment I am working as a simulation engineer at a multinational company. I have been interested in algorithms and data structures and its implementations especially in Java since university. Later on I got acquainted with machine learning techniques, artificial intelligence, numerical methods and recipes such as solving differential equations, linear algebra, interpolation and extrapolation. These things may prove to be very very important in several fields: software engineering, research and development or investment banking. I have a special addiction to quantitative models such as the Black-Scholes model, or the Merton-model.

Take a look at my website if you are interested in these topics!

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Reviews

4.7

1,486 ratings on Udemy

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By John De Ponte on 12/14/2025

This course is fantastic; the Lecturer explains the basics going to intermediate and advance topics in great detail. I now have a good grasp and understanding of the subject matter. I would highly recommend this course.

By Ron Guilmet on 4/22/2024

I am working with PHP and MySQL. I took this course to understand MySQL better, and I got way more than I expected. This course was very detailed. This course also goes into the science behind how the database works which I found fascinating.

By Betty A Arredondo on 10/7/2023

Yes. It is helpful by providing the foundation and moving slowly through the information. I also appreciate leaving in the errors (typos, etc) to show how to troubleshoot when it may be needed.

By iordachescu Mihai Alexandru on 5/22/2023

I left that rating because, in my opinion, this person speaks very fast, and I don't have time to understand what he or she is saying. Very often, I need to go back in the video and listen again to comprehend what he or she wants to say

By Shubham Patil on 11/1/2022

It's a great course. Which almost covers everything from MySql. The best thing I like is, instructor is keeping this course up to date.

By Dan Steeby on 7/27/2022

Excellent and thorough, this took me from "knowing enough to get by with SQL" for decades to confident that I understand SQL inside and out. Great supporting material for easy reference.

By Seema on 8/5/2018

This is Brilliant explanation for learning basics for SQL and MySQL. Every instruction from beginning to end is too the point and brilliant First Theory, followed by examples.

By Ton Tognolli on 7/24/2018

The speaker takes time to explain things in a step by step methode. Easy to follow. I had worked with SQL 25 years ago and it is a good start to refresh the knownledge. Very helpfull starting point.

By Adi.Sog on 12/28/2017

It's fast, very general description to get you going very swiftly. You will finish it having a basic orientation of MYSQL and how you can use it to your benefit. Over All, happy to have spent the time.

By Mickey Kislev on 12/3/2017

Great course! So clear and focused to the knowledge needed to operate the MySql platform. The summary in each chapter is helpful for studying the material anytime I want to.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100