Original author of open source database 'not surprised' but 'saddened' as critics slam vendor's layoffs Oracle has instigated ...

It's time to stop sniping at Oracle's handling of MySQL. Far from declining over the past few years, the open-source database has actually improved under Oracle's stewardship, according to Percona CEO ...

Let’s start by reviewing some of the leading knocks against MySQL: MySQL 4 and any version of MySQL over the MyISAM storage engine are missing some basic SQL standard transactional capability. They ...

Despite being the most popular open-source database management system (DBMS), Oracle's MySQL has been sinking into trouble. Major Linux distributions like Red Hat and SUSE, are switching it out for ...

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Swedish open-source database maker MySQL AB plans to release a new clustered database product with high-availability support next month, company officials disclosed. The new MySQL Cluster combines the ...

There may be times when you'll want to copy a MySQL database to a website. For example, if you are going to make changes to your company website, you should edit a copy of the site, not the live ...

The structured query language is a powerful tool for connecting to many database systems that store data in tables organized into rows and columns. It's often used on the backend of business websites ...