Conveniently, the MySQL developers maintain their own software repository we can use to easily install the latest version and keep it up to date. To install the latest version of MySQL, we’ll add this ...

To install the latest version of MySQL, we’ll add this repository, install the MySQL software itself, secure the install, and finally we’ll test that MySQL is running and responding to commands.

MySQL 8.0 Features you Should Know MySQL 8.0 is released and developers can take the sneak peak of its new features. The goal behind releasing MySQL 8.0 is making MySQL better for use for modern apps.

In an email to the MySQL user community, the company's vice-president of community relations, Kaj Arno, announced availability of the latest test version of the software.

If all goes well with the latest test release of the software, Version 5.0 should ship next month, said Kaj Arno, vice president of community relations at Uppsala, Sweden-based MySQL.

According to The Register, the latest MySQL release – version 5.1, released by project owners Sun Microsystems last Thursday – prompted a blog post from Monty Widenius, the original creator of ...