As of PHP 5.3 the PHP MySQL extension mysqli (ext/mysqli) supports Persistent Database Connections. Persistent Connections are new to ext/mysqli but not new to ext/mysql or PDO. The news behind the news is the usage of COM_CHANGE_USER (C-API: mysql_change_user()) by … Continue reading →

MySQL Connector/C++ 1.0.2 alpha is available for download at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.0.html, please see also the official announcement. Only three weeks after the first alpha, we decided to release a X-Mas edition. Not only the winter evenings in the northern hemisphere have … Continue reading →

You know how to build MySQL Connector/C++ and write applications, because you have read my previous post MySQL Connector/C++: compiling, using and debugging. And, of course, its not working. therefore you try the debug trace. Are you capable of handling … Continue reading →

It sounds like a strong argument when a developer states that his company is using its own products, like "MySQL Workbench is using MySQL Connector/C++" or "Connector/OpenOffice.org is based on Connector/C++". But at the end of the day you will … Continue reading →

Its hard to believe but sometimes we create sexy software at MySQL: think of MySQL Proxy, MySQL Workbench or MySQL 5.1! Thank you for the MySQL 5.1 chocolate pie, Santo. When I saw the pie I fell in love with … Continue reading →

The first alpha version of the MySQL Connector/C++ has been published. You can download the source code from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/cpp/1.0.html . The MySQL Driver for C++ is a new connector aiming at C++ developers who want to profit from the convenience … Continue reading →

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Eat your own dog food. The latest development version of MySQL Workbench 5.1 successfully runs a pre-alpha snapshot of the MySQL Driver for C++ since a few weeks. Enjoy your pizza at my costs, Andrey (Hristov). I lost my bet. … Continue reading →

Recipe for conference talks: add a buzzword like "sharding" and show how mysqlnd helps you with asynchronous queries. Only two PHP database extensions give you asynchronous queries: mysqlnd and Postgres. Slides (OpenOffice) from the International PHP Conference 2008 have the … Continue reading →