While PostgreSQL has thrived in recent years, MySQL has languished. MySQL backers are coming together to change that.

Big Red promises 'new era' as long-frustrated contributors weigh whether to believe it Oracle is taking steps to "repair" its ...

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Special characters require the MySQL escape character to indicate to the server that you want to insert the characters without executing any secondary code. Special characters such as commas and ...

Get up to speed on MySQL basics with this step-by-step tutorial on how to create a database, add a table, and input data into the table. I talk a lot about server software and apps that require the ...

MySQL user-defined variables are used to pass values from one statement to another. They are connection specific. Values cannot be created by one client and used by another client. The variables are ...

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On your web browser, search engine type Download MySQL. Click on the first link in the web search, mysql.com/downloads. It will take you to the MySQL download page ...