With the release of MySQL version 5.5, Oracle is marketing the open-source database for Web application duties, while targeting its namesake Oracle database for enterprise applications. “We see ...

The MySQL database drivers are available from the MySQL site's downloads page and can be manually added to any Python or Java app. However, an approach that's more compliant with 12-Factor App is to ...

Cloud SQL, based on the open-source MySQL database, was announced on Google's App Engine Blog yesterday, and is being rolled out to selected developers in a limited trial—for free.

Google Cloud SQL now supports native MySQL connections, a move that is intended to make it easier to integrate third-party applications. With the support, native MySQL apps can be plugged into ...

Traditional database vendor-turned cloud DB service provider Xeround said that it’s making its database-as-a- service for MySQL apps available on two additional platforms. It will be offered in ...

MySQL 8.0 has been released. This new version "includes significant performance, security and developer productivity improvements enabling the next generation of web, mobile, embedded and Cloud ...

However, both apps also require a MySQL database as a starting point. We utilized the Web interface PHPMyAdmin to set up the initial databases.