Certain inadequacies at my current employer have led me to begin turning myself into an actual sysadmin (as compared to the current bull in the china shop danger to every box I touch admin type I am currently – those of you who know me well are probably chuckling at the whole concept right now). Anyway one of the things I’ve had to come up to speed on quickly is sql – specifically mysql but understanding sql in general has become important to me. I’ve bought a selection of books and I’m using tools like phpmyadmin and so on, but interestingly one of the most useful things to me has been A gentle introduction to sql. If you’re looking for a well developed easy to understand set of tutorials to help you come up to speed with sql, database design and more, check it out, it’s really well done.