(Gez Lemon) Released in January 1998, MySQL is an open source relational database management system (RDBMS). It’s based around the Structured Query Language (SQL), and is best for managing the content of the database as opposed to transactions, as MySQL does not support COMMIT or ROLLBACK. One of th
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Case Study: High-Hat Delivers!
(Robert Schneider) To augment his already-stellar decision-making skills, High-Hat Airways’ CEO employs a diverse squadron of soothsayers, astrologists, and fortune tellers. For months, these experts have been pushing him to enter the lucrative package shipment marketplace. The CEO has been relu
Critical MySQL Flaw Found
(Lisa Vaas) A “highly critical” flaw has been reported in MySQL that can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to execute arbitrary code on the open-source database, according to security alerts aggregator Secunia Inc.
The future is open source
(Danny Bradbury) Like many developments in the IT sector, open source seemed to come out of nowhere. Linux was first developed in 1991, and since it began to be taken seriously as a commercial product a few years later, the industry has been caught up in a whirlwind that saw developing business mode
A Practical Look at the MySQL Query Cache
(Robin Schumacher) All robust relational database management systems utilize memory caching to help improve the overall responsiveness of their underlying engine. While certainly not free, accessing application data, query plans, or database metadata in RAM is normally much quicker than repetitively
Data Management Made Easy Using Nennius: Introducing Nennius
(Brian Vaughn) PHP allows for the simple creation of many useful tools, such as creating a contact form. However, creating a data management system in PHP is not so simple. Since many end users are familiar with the Internet, Web developers often find themselves needing to create a Web-based interfa
Learning PHP, Part 2
(Tyler Anderson and Nicholas Chase) This tutorial is Part 2 of a three-part series that takes you from the most basic PHP script to working with databases and streaming from the file system by documenting the building of a document workflow system. Here, documents are uploaded by users and stored in
Adoption of LAMP Stack Improves Performance and Lowers TCO for Web and Data Warehouse Applications
The paper will illustrate how MySQL can help lower financial services organizations? total cost of ownership (TCO) in deploying an open software stack while allowing them to expand existing businesses, develop new products, and comply with an ever-growing number of regulatory and statutory requireme
Open-Source Developers Need New Ways Of Thinking About Their Business
(Mitch Wagner) Developers working on open-source projects for business need to develop new ways of approaching the business issues of software development.
Data Conversion between Microsoft Access and MySQL
(Dmitry Narizhnyh) The importance and widespread use of the Internet has changed the information-processing world. Many enterprises in the world publish their information on-line as they need to access, process and exchange large amounts of information primarily through the World Wide Web. (pdf)