XAMPP

" XAMPP is an easy [way] to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start."

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

How would you compress your MySQL Backup

Backing up MySQL Database most people compress them - which can make a good sense in terms of backup and recovery speed as well as space needed or be a serious bottleneck depending on circumstances and approach used."

http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2008/06/05/how-would-you-compress-your-mysql-backup/

How would you compress your MySQL Backup

Backing up MySQL Database most people compress them - which can make a good sense in terms of backup and recovery speed as well as space needed or be a serious bottleneck depending on circumstances and approach used."

http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2008/06/05/how-would-you-compress-your-mysql-backup/

Building a Database-Driven Web Site Using PHP and MySQL

"In this 10-part weekly series of articles, I'll provide a hands-on look at what's involved in building a database-driven Web site. We'll be using two new tools for this: the PHP scripting language and the MySQL relational database. If your Web host provides PHP/MySQL support, you're in great shape. If not, we'll be looking at the set-up procedures under Unix and Windows, so don't sweat it."

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/ddws/

Use command-line MySQL for additional flexibility

"The more popular ways of using MySQL are to use GUI front ends, such as phpMyAdmin or the MySQL GUI administration tools. While these tools are fantastic and make managing a MySQL database easier, the mysql command-line program works quite well also, and is more flexible."

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=192&tag=nl.e011

MySQLDumper

"MySQLDumper is a backupscript for MySQL-Databases, written in PHP and Perl."

http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/