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MySQL Newsletter May 2003

Introduction

Automated Notification Service: MySQL News
Would you like to stay updated on latest MySQL news without having to visit www.mysql.com every day? We have a solution for you.
Automated Notification Service: Availability of Binaries
Are you always eager to get the latest MySQL version when it becomes available? Do you check out the MySQL web site every day to see when one is available? Now we offer a good solution for you.
MySQL partnering with SAP: What's in it for the MySQL user?
The news is out: MySQL and SAP are partnering. Already on Monday, German web sites were full of articles claiming "MySQL and SAP join forces", "SAP exits the database business", "SAP turns over its database to MySQL", and "MySQL takes over SAP database". You can read the news from the horse's mouth at http://www.mysql.com/news/article-351.html

Products

MySQL 4.0.13 has been released
MySQL 4.0.13, a new version of the popular Open Source Database, has been released. It is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/ and mirror sites. You can read in detail what has been added and fixed at http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/News-4.0.13.html
MySQL Connector/J 3.0.8 Production Has Been Released
MySQL Connector/J 3.0.8, a new version of the Type-IV all-Java JDBC driver for MySQL has been released.

It is now available in source and binary form from the Connector/J download pages at http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-jdbc-stable.html
and mirror sites.

Bugs

Bugs fixed for MySQL 4.0.13 Release
There are several issues solved and bugs fixed in 4.0.13.

Features

How To Resize InnoDB Data/Log files
When you use the InnoDB (transactions-capable) storage engine, you can resize InnoDB data and log files by following the instructions below.
A solution for failover in circular replication
How can you handle the failure of a single master in a circular chain of N masters using MySQL database replication? For example, if the circular chain is A -> B -> C -> D -> A, and then B fails, what you can do to manually reconnect C to A as a slave.
Connection Pooling with MySQL Connector/J
In this month's article, Mark Matthews shows how to overcome problelms with sharing a JDBC connection between multiple threads. Read the full article at http://www.mysql.com/articles/connection_pooling_with_connectorj.html

Events

MySQL/PHP Seminars in Austria and Germany
MySQL GmbH has added Düsseldorf (23.06.), Kassel (24.06.), Nürnberg (25.06.) and Salzburg (26.06.) as new venues for the popular MySQL/PHP seminars. Come and learn how to create a MySQL/PHP application!
MySQL AB at industry events
MySQL AB founders and employees will be available for meetings and discussions at many industry events.

Training

Is your consultant/ISP/ASP MySQL Certified? -- Discounts on MySQL Certification exams.
In March, MySQL AB announced the general availability of the Core MySQL Certification -- and now, the Professional Certification exam has been published, in the form of a Beta try-out. In the near future, customers will expect their solution providers (such as consultants, ISPs, and ASPs) to be MySQL certified. Discounts on exams are currently available from https://order.mysql.com
Upcoming MySQL Training Courses
MySQL AB is holding numerous training courses in the following countries: USA, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Australia, India and Sweden. Check out dates and locations at
http://www.mysql.com/training/

Partner Corner

Blue World ships FMP2MYSQL Kit
Free kit speeds process of converting FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL. Blue World Communications, Inc.--pioneers of the Web Data Engine(tm)--today shipped the FMP2MySQL Kit. The free kit includes tools and tutorials for converting FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL. The kit is designed to make it extremely easy for novice users to migrate Web-bound FileMaker Pro solutions to MySQL.
Heavy Metal 10.0 now available
Heavy Metal 10.0, the latest version of the award winning MySQL template powered development platform is now available.
High-Availability.Com launches RSF-1T High Availability server for MySQL
High-Availability.Com introduces RSF-1T for MySQL on Linux package with aggressive $599 all-in pricing. The new package is a complete solution to provide High Availability services for Linux environments, including application monitoring support for MySQL and Apache.
EAC for MySQL from EMIC Networks
In today's 24/7/365 world, web businesses cannot afford to suffer from outages for longer than minutes. Unplanned (failures) and planned (service downtime) outages can severely hamper online business.

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