To install the MySQL database, you must first download the community edition of MySQL 5.0 database for Windows. There are three versions: Windows Essentials (x86), Windows (x86) ZIP/Setup.EXE and ...

Security researchers have released details about a vulnerability in the MySQL server that could allow potential attackers to access MySQL databases without inputting proper authentication credentials.

After writing a column searching for Linux alternatives to Microsoft’s low-end database, Access, I received some great replies. Many readers pointed out the limitations of Microsoft Access, and while ...

In this edition's "Password Breach of the Week" story, news recently surfaced that an attacker could gain access to MySQL databases thanks to a flaw that will verify an incorrect password as correct.

When the latest release of MariaDB was announced in April by MontyProgram AB founder and MySQL creator Michael “Monty” Widenius, it came with a warning from Widenius that a severe security bug had ...

MariaDB, an open-source database management system (DBMS) and MySQL fork has been gaining inroads in enterprise software and its founders formed a foundation, the MariaDB Foundation, to promote its ...