MySQL
MySQL is a widely used and fast SQL database server. It is a client/server implementation that consists of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs/libraries.
| Tags | Database Database Engines/Servers |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Mac OS X Windows Windows Windows Windows OS/2 POSIX AIX BSD HP-UX IRIX Linux SCO Solaris |
Recent releases
- 17 Jan 2012 11:48
Release Notes: MySQL replication now supports a multi-threaded slave executing replication events from the master across different databases in parallel, which can result in significant improvements in application throughput when certain conditions are met. Additionally, several query optimizer improvements were implemented. Several bugs were fixed in InnoDB and Replication, along with various minor issues.
- 17 Jan 2012 11:48
Release Notes: This release includes bugfixes for the InnoDB, Partitioning, and Replication features, as well as various minor bugfixes.
- 05 Dec 2011 22:04
Release Notes: This release includes various bugfixes related to InnoDB, partitioning, replication, and compilation errors.
- 28 Sep 2011 20:40
Release Notes: This release contains changes regarding InnoDB, Client SSL connections, the audit plugin, replication, and various bugfixes.
- 11 Sep 2011 20:13
Release Notes: This release contains a variety of bugfixes related to InnoDB, Partitioning, and Replication, among others.
Recent comments
Re: Time tested greatest db
>
> % I agree I love mysql. Thank you for
> making such
> % a great database!
>
> database for the massess
>
>
Yep... I use SQL Server in my role, but MySQL on my hobby sites. I've had no problems performance wise. Great product. Thanks.
Re: Consider PostgreSQL
> I am attempting to evaluate which
> database I should use for a Java (JSP)
> web application that I'm planning to
> develop.
>
> There seems to be disagreement in the
> open source comminity over which DBMS is
> better; MySQL or PostgreSQL.
>
> Other open source databases such as
> Firebird and SAP never seem to feature
> much in these discussions. Why is this?
> From what I've read on their web sites
> they seem to have comparable feature
> sets.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mitch
I dont know about postgreSQL....
but I have a large ( + 8000000 rows ) mysql5 database,
with stored functions...
running about a year,...
I only restarted it twice, to update the db version...
Re: Great Database
>
> % Mysql 5 isn't my favorite cause
> Mysql4
> % still is ;-)
>
>
> Sure, more stable as i think
Mysql5 is better than Mysql4.
Re: Simple
Yes, but... Sometimes it is interesting to make something using just the HTML, even no pictures. Have you ever think about this?
Re: Great for beginners
> I start with mysql without any knowlegde
> of sql. It is very easy to administrate
> especially by using the addons
Saved me light years on that aspect as well. We incorporated it when we expanded our business, and it went very smooth. Now in terms of the rest of the growing pain issues that come along with expansion...that's another story =)
davidax
11 Jan 1998 21:25
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