When MySQL 5.5 switched its underlying storage engine MyISAM to another, InnoDB, it drew questions and created some confusion about the foundation of this database. Certainly, the choice of a storage ...

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MySQL AB has signed a multiyear agreement with Oracle to renew its licensing of the InnoDB database storage engine, according to a MySQL executive. The move resolves confusion in the market about the ...

As a MySQL developer, you should be at least dimly aware that MySQL supports several database formats. Find out what each is good for and how you use them. What if you were a racecar driver and could ...

MySQL AB plans to wean itself from any dependence on rival Oracle Corp. by building a data storage engine that will work inside its open-source database and by encouraging more third-party vendors to ...

NitroSecurity Inc. and MySQL AB said yesterday that they will jointly develop a storage engine for the open-source MySQL database that is optimized for very large high-performance databases. The ...