For developers familiar with MySQL, you've probably heard that MariaDB is the next generation of the database engine. MySQL has long been the traditional database in Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP ...

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB. MariaDB may have started as a MySQL fork, following Oracle’s acquisition of ...

Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...

Setting up database replication is one of the most reliable means of getting a real-time backup of your MariaDB data. See how easy this is to achieve. If you plan on setting up a database server using ...