From the well-duh department last week came the startling news—brace yourself, this is a real shocker—that MySQL actually plans to do something about Oracle purchasing its essential storage engine, ...

The creator of MySQL has launched a Web-based campaign to "save" the open-source database from the "clutches" of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems. Oracle ...

A petition launched in December by MySQL creator Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius to “save” the open-source database from Oracle has quickly gained momentum, collecting nearly 17,000 signatures. Widenius on ...

In this tell-all tutorial, Jay Greenspan, author of MySQL Weekend Crash Course and co-author of MySQL/PHP Database Applications, starts with a tour of the basics: He answers the age-old Q: "What's the ...

Florian Mueller began 2010 by demonstrating why he was named EU Campaigner of the Year by the Economist magazine five years ago. While most of us were prepping for New Year’s Eve celebrations or ...

Using a combination of PHP and MySQL functions, you can query an online database for numerical values, add them together and display the results on your Web page. You have to use the functions in a ...

The creator of MySQL has launched a Web-based campaign to “save” the open-source database from the “clutches” of Oracle, which is attempting to purchase its current owner, Sun Microsystems. Oracle ...