Multi version concurrency control plays an important role in deciding relational databases. Each database management system ...

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I'm in the midst of planning a large DB-driven site, and I've come up against the ever-intriguing Referential Integrity question. Now I'm trying to decide whether I should ditch MySQL for PostgreSQL ...

This month MySQL turns 30. Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially ...

In addition to the new Mac OSX Lion desktop OS shipping recently, Apple also updated their server software to Lion as well. In an unannounced change Apple has swapped out the built in MySQL database ...

In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...