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Converting Dates from MySQL to PHP

“Object-relational impedance mismatch” is a term that was invented in software development to describe the extra conversion work you have to go through when going between two different data formats. Most often, it relates to the fact that relational database … Continue reading

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Multiple word text search in MySQL

I am tired of search boxes not working when I input multiple words. This isn’t really MySQL-specific, but I usually encounter the issue when working with LAMP, so I figure that’s how people will search. Just to set the background, … Continue reading

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The Decline of MySQL ?

A fellow worker showed me Oracle’s MySQL pricing with their new pricing information yesterday. The prices were higher, and showed a change in what is included with licenses. I admit, I was a little surprised. After all, MySQL is supposedly … Continue reading

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MySQL Workbench 5.2.25 Released

I reviewed Release Candidate 5.2.22 on June 27th. In that review, I said, “I would look for the official release to follow closely after this RC 3 release.” Not, that I had any inside knowledge, I just knew from reviewing … Continue reading

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MySQL Workbench – a Review

The MySQL Developer Tools Team have just released their Release Candidate 3 of MySQL Workbench. This release fixed another 70 “issues” they missed in the last release candidate 5.2.22 RC 2, where they fixed 76 bugs, and follows the previous … Continue reading

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