MariaDB vs MySQL
When I couple these findings with the fact that Oracle could pull support for MySQL on a whim, I see a clear cut decision to start migrating my clients to MariaDB.
When I couple these findings with the fact that Oracle could pull support for MySQL on a whim, I see a clear cut decision to start migrating my clients to MariaDB.
After Sun purchased it, there were several changes to the development process.
……if Oracle decides that it can make more money with MySQL gone, MySQL will die quickly and probably with little warning.
MySQL is a good example of an application that can really benefit from being built from source instead of installing a pre packaged binary file. But like anything being compiled locally, it can impact and degrade performance if done incorrectly.
Anyone under the sun who wants/needs a development platform for themselves should be using (imo) a LAMP server. It’s fast, easy and can grow with you and your projects regardless of your choice of distribution.
Here is a simple command line tip for moving a mysql database from one server to another.
mysqldump[mysqldump_options] | gzip -c | ssh user@remotehost "gunzip -c > mysql [mysql_options]"
A quick tip on how to make the Mac OS X standalone Ruby on Rails package Locomotive use MAMP’s MySQL server.
An original article by TechZilo
Make Locomotive use MAMP’s MySQL install