MariaDB, the MySQL fork database management system, is throwing down the gauntlet to Oracle by forming a foundation to promote its alternative DBMS software.

The new MySQL 5.0 combines enterprise-grade reliability and performance with advanced SQL 2003 standard-compliant features, making it the most cost-effective database solution for business ...

MySQL also distributes a user-friendly database management tool named MySQL Workbench. Download it from MySQL's website to use the program to perform data modeling, system administration and a ...

Often driven by technological needs and familiarity to developers and administrators, deciding on a database can be influenced by past experiences and decisions. The goal of this document is to ...

Peter Zaitsev reported recently that new versions of MySQL Community edition are no longer available for download from the MySQL Download Area. This provoked a storm of speculation that MySQL was ...

Meanwhile, MySQL has been downloaded more than 100 million times, according to Sun. The company claims there are 70,000 MySQL downloads a day and 12 million MySQL databases in production.