MySQL user-defined variables are used to pass values from one statement to another. They are connection specific. Values cannot be created by one client and used by another client. The variables are ...

Search engines are integral features to any well designed website, but how well does your search engine work? Most simple search engines work by querying one column of a database for the search terms.

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Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026 Users have six months to migrate from ...

MySQL and PostgreSQL are two of the most used open source SQL databases, and both fulfill the role of a general-purpose database well. How do you choose which one to use for a project? Let's look at ...

The MEMORY storage engine stores all data in memory (RAM), and is used for fast lookup of data. InnoDB supports a buffer pool ...

Grafana needs data to be useful. Phil Hajjar walks you through the process of using a MySQL database as a source for data visualization in Grafana. Grafana is one of the most widely-used interactive ...

I'm a big fan of MySQL. The community edition of the MySQL server, as the open-source database is formally known, is a popular choice for both development and deployment because it checks all the ...