MySQL Developer News (2005)

MySQL AB announces plan to keep MaxDB C/C++Precompiler supported.

2 March 2005 — Due to customer requests, MySQL AB has decided to keep the MaxDB PreCompiler supported also for future MaxDB versions. This will be done by porting the existing C/C++ Precompiler to the native SQLDBC interface. The new C/C++ Precompiler implementation is done in co-operation with Infolytics AG, and the first version will be available in May 2005.

MySQL 4.1.10 has been released

18 February 2005 — MySQL 4.1.10, a new version of the popular Open Source/Free Software Database Management System, has been released. It is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ and mirror sites.

MySQL Network and You

15 February 2005 — As news about MySQL Network is presented in the press, MySQL's Community Relations Manager Arjen Lentz explains what it all means for you, the MySQL Community, including developers.

MySQL Cluster: Two webserver setup

8 February 2005 — This HOWTO was designed for a classic setup of two servers behind a loadbalancer. The aim is to have true redundancy - either server can be unplugged and yet the site will remain up.

Securing a MySQL Server on Windows

1 February 2005 — At the end of January 2005 a new worm-like malware named Forbot spread across the Internet, targeting poorly configured MySQL installations and exploiting them to gain access to the Windows host machines. MySQL takes security very seriously and we are working on a set of proactive services to help alert you to bugs, security issues and new features.

Security Alert

27 January 2005 — Please read the security alert about the UDF Worm that can infect MySQL servers running on Microsoft Windows with poor firewall and password security. MySQL takes security very seriously and we are working on a set of proactive services to help alert you to bugs, security issues and new features.

Eventum 1.4 Released

12 January 2005 — Eventum is a user-friendly and flexible issue tracking system that can be used by a support department to track incoming technical support requests, or by a software development team to quickly organize tasks and bugs. Eventum is used by the MySQL AB Technical Support team, and has allowed us to dramatically improve our response times. Eventum 1.4 is now available for download in source form from our download pages and mirror sites.

Interview: Oleksandr "Sanja" Byelkin

9 January 2005 — Behind the software of MySQL AB are of course the people. The MySQL developers, and the many other colleagues around them, are the ones who are making it all happen: new features, bug fixes, support, etc. Some of you may have met a few of them already, either at a previous MySQL Users Conference, or another occasion. As Community Relations Manager, I recently had the privilege of meeting all our developers at an internal company meeting in Malta, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to start some interviews. In this series, I aim to show you the faces of at least some of these people.