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Looking for a freeware database solution for your small business? MySQL provides a surprisingly robust feature set without the price tag of commercial products.

Book Review: High Performance MySQL

High Performance MySQL is a wonderful reference for database administrators migrating to the MySQL platform, particularly in enterprise deployments.

MySQL 5 Overview

Database professionals around the world are heralding the release of MySQL 5, just in time for the holiday season! This major new release of the popular open-source database packs in quite a few new features that bring MySQL into the league of full-featured relational databases. In this article, we’ll explore a few of the highlights of this new platform.

Introduction to MySQL

Fed up with the world of commercial software licensing? Are you looking for a stable database platform for your organization but sweating at the hefty price tags attached to mainstream products from Microsoft and Oracle? MySQL may be for you!

MySQL: The Complete Reference

Vikram Vaswani's book MySQL: The Complete Reference is a wonderful technical reference for this popular open-source database platform. It's comprehensive enough for seasoned MySQL users yet clear enough for the newcomer.

Building a Database-Driven Web Site Using PHP and MySQL

This 10-part series of articles by Kevin Yank offers a comprehensive tutorial enabling you to create interactive web sites with MySQL.

Dabbling in Live Databases: MySQL

MySQL, Linux and Perl. Is it really possible to build web-enabled database applications without spending a cent on software licensing? This 8-part series gets you started!

ExportSQL

Looking to move from Microsoft Access to mySQL? This small freeware utility will facilitate automation of a large portion of your migration tasks.

MacSQL

This site offers a Mac OS port of the mySQL client application programmer interface (API). An invaluable resource for Mac developers.

MySQL

Looking for a database management system without the price tag? MySQL is an open source (read: free) solution! Download it here.

MySQL Front

MySQL Front is a free 32-bit Windows front end for database administrators working with MySQL. Download the latest version at this site.

MySQL Administration

DevShed.com offers a four-part series on MySQL administration practices including initial setup, privilege assignment and real-life examples.

MySQL Reference Manual

This site provides a mirror of the complete documentation for MySQL version 3.23.0. This is a great quick reference source for administrators and developers alike.
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