To give a better idea of the differences between MySQL and SQL Server -MySQL is geared more toward selecting data so it can be displayed, updated and saved again. MySQL is weaker in the areas of ...

MySQL provides three data types for text storage elements: CHAR, VARCHAR and TEXT. Which is easiest and fastest to work with? The differences in processing efficiency between MySQL’s three ...

* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass discusses the differences between MySQL character data types * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses the costs of data across a WAN ...