Here I share my top five open source tools for MySQL administrators and discuss their value in the support of day-to-day MySQL administration ... Since Gh-ost operates using the binary log, ...

Crucial to this debate is how the open-source license used by MySQL, the General Public License v2, is viewed. GPL v2 is used for about half of all open-source apps, including Linux.

Linux is still the most famous open-source app, but database software using the same model is getting some play. MySQL is giving established software firms a run for their money. By Joanna Glasner.

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two popular open-source database products. The addition of stored procedures to MySQL 5.0 is designed to make the database more attractive to corporate customers .

MySQL, an open-source database company, has taken a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a controversial licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL ...

SAN FRANCISCO--Oracle tried to acquire open-source database maker MySQL, an indication of the profound changes the software giant is willing to make as it adapts to the increasingly significant ...

MySQL has been a key component of the open source software stack known as LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl/Python/PHP). Mickos kicked off the annual event, which is underway this week in Santa ...

“Open source is advancing forward at the database level as MySQL has made good progress over the last several years,” said Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research, an IT research and advisory firm.

About MySQL and Postgres. MySQL was originally open source, but it was bought and taken partially commercial by Oracle in 2010. To ensure it remained a free and independent open source project, the ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two popular open-source database products. The addition of stored procedures to MySQL 5.0 is designed to make the database more attractive to corporate customers .