Free or open source databases run hundreds of millions of public-facing and private applications worldwide, but how effective is this technology and how do these products compare? For answers, we ...

We tested six popular free or open source relational database management systems (RDBMS): Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle’s MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby, and Firebird SQL. We tested ...

Vitess-powered PlanetScale scales to hold as much data as you need, but is currently limited to a single cluster. PlanetScale is a MySQL-compatible, serverless database platform powered by Vitess, ...

Google today announced it has added support for native MySQL connections to its Cloud SQL service. As such, the fully managed MySQL service hosted on Google Cloud Platform is getting a significant ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. With the open-source MySQL database gaining ground in ...

MySQL is a common database amongst many organizations. As such, when building an automation script that needs to query data from somewhere, you might run into the need to query a MySQL database. By ...

How to Create a MySQL 8 Database User With Remote Access Your email has been sent At some point, you're going to need to connect to a MySQL 8 database remotely to manage your databases. Here's how to ...

How to back up MySQL databases from the command line in Linux Your email has been sent Whether you're running a LAMP stack on Ubuntu or CentOS, you need to back up your MySQL databases. Learn how to ...