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 tasks.

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 ...

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.

Infobright’s software, in fact, is bundled with MySQL; Sun Microsystems, which owns MySQL, is an investor in Infobright. The latest version adds support for Sun’s Solaris 10 operating system ...

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 ...