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
- 31 May 2009 10:35
Changes: This release contains, among others, changes related to replication, locking, memory allocation, and InnoDB.
- 25 May 2009 12:50
No changes have been submitted for this release.
- 04 May 2009 13:22
Changes: This is a bugfix release for the current production release family.
- 20 Apr 2009 14:51
Changes: This release carries around 25 low-priority bugfixes and one minor feature enhancement of the query optimizer.
- 20 Apr 2009 14:51
Changes: This release carries around 50 low-priority bugfixes.
- All comments
Recent commentsRe: Time tested greatest db
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> % 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
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> % 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 =)