For developers familiar with MySQL, you've probably heard that MariaDB is the next generation of the database engine. MySQL has long been the traditional database in Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP ...

You may have heard about the upstart MySQL database MariaDB, a branch of MySQL created in the wake of Oracle’s purchase of Sun Microsystems. You’ll find many great reasons to consider MariaDB, not ...

Is Red Hat switching from Oracle's MySQL to MariaDB for its default database management system (DBMS) in its next major operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)? Officially, Red Hat hasn't ...

For years, MySQL has been the dominant open-source database management system (DBMS). Recently, MariaDB, the MySQL fork created by MySQL's founder, has been making in-roads and Wikipedia, the world's ...

Over the past few years, the open source relational database management systems MySQL and MariaDB have undergone tremendous changes: new and improved features, fixes for long-standing problems, better ...

MontyProgram AB, the company formed by MySQL creator Michael “Monty” Widenius in the wake of his break with Sun Microsystems, has released the latest version of MariaDB, a “drop-in replacement” for ...

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How to back up and restore MySQL/MariaDB data for a website Your email has been sent If you've never backed up your MySQL or MariaDB databases, now's the time. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up ...

Michael “Monty” Widenius’ relationship with MySQL, the database named after his oldest daughter, has been difficult since his company (MySQL AB) was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008. It only ...