MySQL is a relational database management system. It provides a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL is the most popular open source database, and is the database component of the LAMP software stack. LAMP consists of the Apache web server, MySQL and PHP, the essential building blocks to run a general purpose web server.

Many third parties create rich applications to facilitate database management, database development and database administration. Here are ten outstanding graphical interfaces for MySQL.

The previous article on the LAMP Server enables you to get started but you will need to do some configuration with MySQL before you go to far. This article and the next several articles will help you create a database and learn how to monitor it as well as backup and restore.

"The task here is to explore connecting Lisp to a MySql database. I used synaptic on my Ubuntu system to install mysql-server and cl-sql. A simple database was created on mysql. The aim is to access the database from Lisp: search for entries, get back information, add new entries, etc. ..."

As a MySQL administrator, you’ll probably end up doing some preventive and corrective database maintenance. You can use mysqlcheck for both. The mysqlcheck command will allow you to verify your database to insure the integrity of the MySQL database.

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) based on SQL (Structured Query Language). First released in January, 1998, MySQL is now one component of parent company MySQL AB’s product line of database servers and development tools.

According to a post on the MySQL blog site last night, by MySQL's Vice President for Community Kaj Arno, Sun Microsystems plans to purchase MySQL AB, the commercial firm selling enterprise database products built atop the ubiquitous open source database which represents the M in the LAMP open source software stack.

We are writing to express our opposition to the proposed acquisition of MySQL as part of the larger merger between Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation.
Oracle seeks to acquire MySQL to prevent further erosion of its share of the market for database software licenses and services, and to protect the high prices now charged for its proprietary database software licenses and services.

Backup of database is very important in Database Projects. You can recover your data when problems occurs. A variety of backup strategies are used in MySQL. You can choose any one of them. This can also use for Installing your Software from One system to Another. This Method is not Distribution Specific, You can Use same command in Fedora, Mandriva, Debian, SUSE etc..