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 ...

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

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 ...

Looking to use an open source general-purpose database? This extensive comparison of MySQL vs. PostgreSQL explores the strengths and weaknesses of each.

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.

MySQL 4 and any version of MySQL over the MyISAM storage engine are missing some basic SQL standard transactional capability. They should not be used for serious DBMS applications.