SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases. MySQL is a database management system, like SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, Postgres, etc.

I can be an idiot some days. As proof I’ll only mention that I thought Sun buying MySQL was a great move. Boy was I wrong. It probably wouldn’t surprise you to know that Widenius has since left Sun.

Stored procedures (or stored routines, to use the official MySQL terminology) are programs that are both stored and executed within the database server. Stored procedures have been features in ...

If you follow tech (which is a safe bet for any TNW reader), you’ve undoubtedly heard of SQL and MySQL. But, unless you’re an experienced programmer, there’s a very good chance that you don’t know ...

This month MySQL turns 30. Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially ...