How to install and configure the latest edition of the popular open source database, plus tips for migrating from MySQL 7 MySQL remains one of the most common and consistent elements in the modern ...

Open-source database company MySQL continues to add capabilities common to commercial database software as it tries to shake up the multibillion-dollar market. MySQL on Monday introduced an early ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

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 ...

I'm a big fan of MySQL. The community edition of the MySQL server, as the open-source database is formally known, is a popular choice for both development and deployment because it checks all the ...

Databases were once the forgotten stepchild of the open-source family. Companies like Red Hat Inc. included database software with their Linux distribution disks, but the main focus was on the ...

John Engates is the CTO of Rackspace Hosting and an evangelist for the open cloud. Open source data has a split personality. There’s the NoSQL zealot who likes to fire off tirades against the ...

How to back up MySQL databases from the command line in Linux Your email has been sent Whether you're running a LAMP stack on Ubuntu or CentOS, you need to back up your MySQL databases. Learn how to ...

Grafana needs data to be useful. Phil Hajjar walks you through the process of using a MySQL database as a source for data visualization in Grafana. Grafana is one of the most widely-used interactive ...