Archive for the ‘Linux Database’ Category

Jul
08
2009

Mysql: Test database

Ever wondered why there is a “test” database in the list of tables when you install MySQL.

This is to allow users to practice MySQL commands or execute complex queries on the database.

“test” database is accessible to everyone who has access to MySQL in your localhost and hence is not advisable if you were to use it for your development. (more…)

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Jan
20
2009

windows command prompt mysql start stop

To start MySQL service from Windows command prompt

c:\mysql\bin> net start mysql

To stop MySQL service from Windows command prompt

c:\mysql\bin> net stop mysql

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Dec
31
2008

MySQL vs. PostgreSQL – Comparison

There had often been talks and some times flame wars when there had been comparison between MySQL and PostgreSQL. Each database has its own strength and weaknesses. As an initiative, I thought to do a little research on this topic and to list down the common points gathered in a tabular format. (more…)

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Dec
29
2008

MySQL database optimisation series – Right MySQL Data type

Numeric Data type in MySQL

Choosing the right data type can create significant improvement in application performance.

Many programmers/developers who opt to choose MySQL as the backend for their operations often fail miserably in choosing the most efficient data types. (more…)

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Dec
24
2008

phpMyAdmin – visual interface for MySQL on Windows/Linux

phpMyAdmin is a web based interface to MySQL which is written using PHP for Administration of databases. Visual interface provided is intuitive and it saves time for the developers. (ver 3.1.1 is the recommended version as of this writing which runs on PHP 5/MySQL 5)

Step 1: First we need to check MySQL is installed by issuing the following command
[root@user Desktop]# which mysql

If you get …
/usr/bin/mysql
then, it is an indication that MySQL is installed in your machine. (more…)

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