MySQL does not support stored procedures, till date. But the forthcoming version 5 will support them.

Stored procedures are structured SQL statements stored in the database in a compiled form so they can be accessed in a standard way across multiple applications, according to MySQL. Stored ...

Stored Procedures Vs. Prepared Statements in PHP and MySQL. The PHP development language provides you with a "prepare" function to send a prepared statement to a SQL database.

MySQL 5.0 has finally been released to much anticipation from the open source community. The new version includes some important enhancements that make an upgrade mandatory for 4.1 users, including ...

Stored procedures are a database standard that MySQL is only now taking advantage of, and it’s a good move. Stored procedures allow you to define pre-compiled SQL code that is stored inside the ...