What you need for this book

To get the most out of this book, you'll need a computer that is capable of running MariaDB. Fortunately, this is quite easy as MariaDB runs well on many different versions of Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Due to the limitations of some storage engines and other MariaDB components, there are some recipes which are Linux-only or Windows-only. These are marked as such in the text.

This book assumes that the reader is familiar with either the Windows, Mac OS, or Linux command-line environments; is comfortable with using a plain text editor; and knows how to download and install software. It is also helpful if the reader is familiar with databases and database concepts.