So it would appear that a MySQL query that takes 1509 secs to process is not a good thing… Maybe we should do a bit of database maintenance more often than just when things break…

In a Yahoo!Tech report routed from InfoWorld, the question is pondered: Should enterprises reconsider the cloud? It turns out that the big enterprises are taking the lead in important ways: With support for three of the major pillars of application development and deployment — Oracle 11g, Microsoft SQL, and open source MySQL — under its belt,

Now that the "invisible" iframe causing the virus / badware / spyware problems has gone, I today moved onto removing how it got there in the first place. I've implemented a new security policy into our MySQL / Apache configuration and I'm currently testing a MySQL firewall, however I want to see how it affects the speed of the site. I'll keep you posted, but I want to thank everyone...

The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) is an annual convention for the discussion of open source software, such as Linux, MySQL, Perl and Python. It is organized (sitemap) by the publisher O'Reilly Media and is held each summer in Portland, Oregon. Here's their Schedule grid, Tutorials, Keynotes, and Events like the Open Mobile Exchange. The

Not related to mobile! I need to upgrade my Mysql db engine from version 3.xx.xx to the latest one. Now this is for my blog server so questions: is it possible to install the latest Mysql on to of the old one? will my blog (Wordpress dbs) have compatibility issues? Any help, links would be really appreciated! I read

Regular reader Keith knocked me over this question: Quick question … do you know how I would be able to have SMS text messages sent to me go directly to email or better yet to a MYSQL database so I can start a database of SMS phone numbers? Well, this is eminently easy. What say, you,

The UK based MVNO, Virgin Mobile has switched its back-end SMS database to the open-source MySQL database platform. The company says that over 500 gigabytes are contained in MySQL data tables which manage the operators SMS platform - and is subject to thousands of queries per second.