MySQL now has a new "database" named INFORMATION_SCHEMA. It is a virtual database only; there will never be a need to create a file by that name, and the MySQL server itself creates and populates the tables therein.
Many of us do not realize that MySQL's Timestamp is not the timestamp which PHP date() understands. In fact if you try to use MySQL timestamp directly in php date() function then you will get totally wrong dates. There is a simple way to use MySQL timestamp data in php.
The MySQL developers have released milestone 2 of MySQL 5.5, on the path to a general release in mid-2010. The new milestone release incorporates semi-synchronous replication in MySQL 5.5 based on patches to InnoDB developed by Google.
MySQL user who wants to know "what's new" in version 5. The short answer is "stored procedures, triggers, views, and information schema". The long answer is the MySQL 5.0 New Features series, and this book is the third in that series.
Reporting Services is a Web service-based solution for designing, deploying, and managing flexible, dynamic Web-based reports, as well as traditional paper reports. These reports can contain information from virtually any data source.
PostgreSQL performance optimization is a widely discussed issue on the most forums. Although PostgreSQL is shipped with a solid default configuration aimed to fit most setups, it requires fair amount of performance optimization to offer the best.