Earlier this month, Oracle — which has long marketed its range of proprietary database systems — published the 9.0 version as an "Innovation Release" of MySQL. MySQL 9.0 is now among the three ...

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Since MySQL 8.0.34 and 8.1.0 deprecates MYSQL_OPT_RECONNECT, mysql2 gem is also affected. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-34.html#mysqld-8-0 ...

Come October 2023, MySQL 5.7 will no longer receive updates or security patches. It’s time to understand your options and plan for the path ahead. MySQL is the most popular open source database in the ...

A data dictionary is the information and metadata (The metadata includes database name, table name, column data type, and access privileges) about the data objects themselves. The data dictionary ...

In today’s connected world, access to technology is central to the way we operate, and it is fundamental to a more accessible future. Through tech innovation, together, we can empower people across ...

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a lightweight, data interchange format widely used to store semi-structured and unstructured data, as well as interchange data with REST Web Services. MySQL ...

With the most recent release of Aurora 3 (MySQL 8.0 compatibility) on 18 NOV 2021 this major upgrade has been significantly streamlined. In a subsequent tutorial I will demonstrate the upgrade process ...