Recently, I was tasked to add a MySQL database GUI for a client and came up against an issue where the database server wasn’t properly configured to accept remote connections.

Chances are, your data center depends upon a MySQL database server or two. If that is the case, you’ll want to make sure your databases are set up with an eye to security.

To query a MySQL database, I'm going to assume you already have a Windows MySQL server and a database with at least one table in it you'd like to retrieve. I'm also going to assume that you don't ...

Type the MySQL server name or IP address and the username and password with rights to the MySQL database you need. Click "Test Connection" and select the database from the list box.

MySQL Server and components. When you choose a full MySQL install on Windows, the following components will be installed: The MySQL Server -- the core of the database. MySQL Workbench to view your ...

Special characters require the MySQL escape character to indicate to the server that you want to insert the characters without executing any secondary code. Special characters such as commas and ...

When MySQL 5.5 switched its underlying storage engine MyISAM to another, InnoDB, it drew questions and created some confusion about the foundation of this database. Certainly, the choice of a storage ...