MySQL 5.0 closes in on the finish line

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH ON LINUX
10/03/05
Today's focus: MySQL 5.0 closes in on the finish line

Dear networking.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* First release candidate of MySQL 5.0 is out
* Links related to Linux
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Today's focus: MySQL 5.0 closes in on the finish line

By Phil Hochmuth

Those who write for, support, install and maintain the widely
used open source MySQL database platform will be interested in
the first release candidate of the forthcoming MySQL 5.0,
launched last week.

Dubbed by its developers as "the most important release in
MySQL's history," MySQL 5.0 includes new features that will
allow for easier porting of applications written for other
databases to a MySQL environment. The software's makers say the
new database will also run better with certain compute-intensive
applications.

A large area of improvement is the implementation of American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifications. According to
MySQL, ANSI SQL standards will be integrated into the way MySQL
databases are viewed, and in the way data is stored and recalled
from MySQL databases. This will allow MySQL databases to be more
compatible with other SQL-based database platforms, such as
IBM's DB2. Information schema for ANSI SQL will also be
introduced in the new version of MySQL.

Improvements have also been added to the ways MySQL checks for
errors, invalid numbers and strings. Also, a new library for
fixed-point arithmetic, based on ASNI SQL libraries is being
introduced to improve the accuracy of calculations for financial
or scientific applications using MySQL as a back end.

Released in beta earlier this year, MySQL 5.0 has since been
downloaded 2 million times as open source programmers work
though the bugs and features in the code. A general availability
date has not been set for the final version of MySQL 5.0.

Do you use MySQL and Linux? Or do you use another open source
database with your Linux servers? I'm interested to hear how
readers are implementing these popular open source platforms.
Write early, and often.

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Phil Hochmuth is a Network World Senior Editor and a former
systems integrator. You can reach him at
<mailto:phochmut@nww.com>.
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