I have written a long, long blog entry How fast is mysqlnd-5.0.0-alpha?.I do not want to spam the Planets with all of it. It’s aimed at PHP and MySQL users that want to hear in detail what we know about the performance of the first alpha release of the MySQL native driver for PHP.

The following table demonstrates pretty well where we are with mysqlnd. For a first alpha it shows an acceptable performance.

As an example of a realistic benchmark, we have followed the decision of the german computer magazine c’t and choosen the Dell DVD Store. Last year a MySQL team had won ( …

Dear Developers,

we are proud to announce the first alpha version of the MySQL native driver for PHP: mysqlnd 5.0.0-alpha. The software is available for download on http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/php-mysqlnd.

The MySQL native driver for PHP is an additional, alternative way to connect from PHP 6 to the MySQL Server 4.1 or newer. It is a replacement for libmysql, the MySQL Client Library. From now on you can use ext/mysqli either together with libmysql as you did in the past or with mysqlnd. The MySQL native driver for PHP requires PHP 6 and can connect to MySQL Servers 4.1 or newer.

We have no plans to remove …

Dear Developers,

we are proud to announce the first alpha version of the MySQL native driver for PHP: mysqlnd 5.0.0-alpha. The software is available for download on http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/php-mysqlnd.

The MySQL native driver for PHP is an additional, alternative way to connect from PHP 6 to the MySQL Server 4.1 or newer. It is a replacement for libmysql, the MySQL Client Library. From now on you can use ext/mysqli either together with libmysql as you did in the past or with mysqlnd. The MySQL native driver for PHP requires PHP 6 and can connect to MySQL Servers 4.1 or …

Not long ago, Kaj announced the plan to develop a native driver for PHP. As Kaj explained, the new development will be licensed under the terms of the PHP license and donated to the PHP Group to solve any license issues.

Don’t get us wrong here. We will not break any existing PHP code or PHP applications! We want to develop another, technical superior option for PHP users to connect to MySQL. Most of the new developments will happen “under the hood” of PHP on the C level. We will write a replacement for the libmysql that can be used by PHP extension internally. We will not develop a new PHP extension, thus there will be no new API for PHP developers. You will be offered an additional, alternative option in PHP 6 to connect to the MySQL Server.

Not long ago, Kaj announced the plan to develop a native driver for PHP. As Kaj explained, the new development will be licensed under the terms of the PHP license and donated to the PHP Group to solve any license issues.

Don’t get us wrong here. We will not break any existing PHP code or PHP applications! We want to develop another, technical superior option for PHP users to connect to MySQL. Most of the new developments will happen “under the hood” of PHP on the C level. We will write a replacement for the libmysql that can be used by PHP extension internally. We will not develop a new PHP extension, thus there will be no new API for PHP developers. You will be offered an additional, alternative option in PHP 6 to connect to the MySQL Server.

What a nice event the PHP Vikinger has been! Go Vikingers, conquer the world and carry the idea of an unconference into the PHP world. Infect user groups and other community members. Make them feel the power of Thor - as Zak puts it.

You all know what a conference can be like. It can be somewhat like watching TV. At some point of the day, you sit down in an armchair, have a beer or a granita and consume the show from the different channels that you like best. You know which show to watch from the program of the day that you can find in the program guide which has been published weeks ago. Once the show is over, you flip to a different channel and continue starring at the TV box. After some time you usually end up complaining about the crappy program. You ask yourself why it is so difficult to create a good …

What a nice event the PHP Vikinger has been! Go Vikingers, conquer the world and carry the idea of an unconference into the PHP world. Infect user groups and other community members. Make them feel the power of Thor - as Zak puts it.

You all know what a conference can be like. It can be somewhat like watching TV. At some point of the day, you sit down in an armchair, have a beer or a granita and consume the show from the different channels that you like best. You know which show to watch from the program of the day that you can find in the program guide which has been published weeks ago. Once the show is over, you flip to a different channel and continue starring at the TV box. After some time you usually end up complaining about the crappy program. You ask yourself why it is so difficult to create a good …

Dear MySQL users, MaxDB users and friends,

we have moved the MaxDB series to the MySQL Developer Zone. The latest issue on Transactions is available on http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/maxdb-transactions.html . Additionally you can download a PDF document (1.86MB, 64 pages) with all articles published in the MaxDB series for offline reading and printing.

Feedback on the MaxDB series and on MaxDB in general is always welcome. Please use the MaxDB forum to send in your comments and questions.

Dear MySQL users, MaxDB users and friends,

we have moved the MaxDB series to the MySQL Developer Zone. The latest issue on Transactions is available on http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/maxdb-transactions.html . Additionally you can download a PDF document (1.86MB, 64 pages) with all articles published in the MaxDB series for offline reading and printing.

Feedback on the MaxDB series and on MaxDB in general is always welcome. Please use the MaxDB forum to send in your comments and questions.

Dear MySQL users, MaxDB users and friends,

we have two news for you. The bad one: no MaxDB series posting this week. The good one: german language MaxDB web seminar tomorrow!

My last week has been dominated by preparing the upcoming MaxDB web seminar on MaxDB performance tuning. The web seminar will be held in german tomorrow Thursday, 21.04.2006 at 10 CEST (MEZ). You can still register for the seminar at http://www.mysql.de/news-and-events/web-seminars/maxdb-performance.php. Don’t expect too much from the 45-minute talk. In 45-minutes one can’t do much more than talk about the very basics and try to give you an overview on the topic. Due to the web seminar and other duties we did not make it to write the next MaxDB series posting on transactions.

We have more good news for you. My co-worker C.J. Collier is …