(James F. Koopmann) Have you ever just needed an application and on the backend was a database system you knew nothing about? I am as guilty as the rest. I personally have had bulletin boards that used PostgreSQL and have had consulting opportunities that I have passed up. Why? Just because I didn

(Mike Hillyer) Most users at one time or another have dealt with hierarchical data in a SQL database and no doubt learned that the management of hierarchical data is not what a relational database is intended for. The tables of a relational database are not hierarchical (like XML), but are simply a

(James F. Koopmann) This week I am going to look at a tool called EMS MySQL Manager put out by EMS. You know I haven’t backed up my MySQL database since I installed my Bugzilla tracking system. Thought this might be a great place to get a backup as MySQL Manager has backup and restore functionality

(William Nagel) Subversion is a free, open-source software package for tracking changes made during software development across versions. This chapter will walk you through the basic use of Subversion, from creating a new repository, all the way through to more complex features such as creating and

(James F. Koopmann) How many times have you needed to look for data in a database system you know nothing about? Well, it becomes even worse if you know nothing about the database application. In MySQL Manager there is a nice GUI for building queries graphically. I have seen this in a few other prod

(Elizabeth Montalbano) Hewlett-Packard is now reselling support services for MySQL AB’s open-source database, an HP spokeswoman has confirmed.

(James F. Koopmann) This week I am going to look at a tool called EMS MySQL Manager put out by EMS. Here is a quick look at a screen from MySQL Manager. (click for a larger image)

(Gavin Clarke) Microsoft is positioning planned “express” editions of its next developer tools suite and database as “lightweight” alternatives to the open source LAMP stack.

(Arjen Lentz) Marc Delisle is one of the lead developers of the very popular phpMyAdmin project, a web/browser-based tool for MySQL Administration. I talked with him about MySQL, phpMyAdmin (of course), and being a developer in general.

This is a list of articles covering a wide range of topics important to open source development and management.