Using all CHAR fields for text data technically is the fastest choice, but CHAR data items have a maximum length of 255 characters. The latest versions of MySQL allow VARCHAR items to be up to ...

You can use these functions in both the "SELECT" and the "WHERE" clauses in a MySQL query. You can find a character in a string and return everything to the left of that character by combining the ...

To see a list of databases running in your MySQL instance, use the statement show databases;.This is pretty straightforward and does just what you'd think—on a new system, you'll see information ...

I'm reading this comically bad book on SQL. For almost every third exercise in the book, the solution the author provides is wrong. It's a good thing, really, it keeps you on your toes and forces ...

MySQL is easier to learn and to use, compared to other databases. You don’t have to spend as much time and money either training existing staff, or hiring developers with fancy certifications.

MySQL's MySQL Workbench helps you use MySQL productively. MySQL. MySQL, not affiliated with Microsoft SQL Server, is a relational database management system that allows you to store information in ...

Oracle has updated its MySQL Cluster software to make it more appealing to large Web service providers, among other users of large-volume distributed databases. MySQL Cluster 7.2, released for ...