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In SQL, using the LIKE operator is a powerful way to find strings that match a certain pattern. It's suitable for most...
Our review of MariaDB 10.9 version, released in August 2022.
MariaDB supports several ways to compose strings dynamically. Some of them might be well-known, others aren’t familiar to you. This article covers all the ways to compose strings.
In SQL, using the LIKE operator is a powerful way to find strings that match a certain pattern. It's suitable for most...
Our review of MariaDB 10.9 version, released in August 2022.
In...
Learn how to enable an audit log plugin on the Community version of MySQL 8 Server.
Shadowserver has announced that they found over 3.6 million MySQL servers exposed to the web, following their Accessible MySQL Server Report.
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