You have already heard the great news that you can now prove your knowledge of MySQL Server 5.6 with the new MySQL certification exams:

• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.6 Developer
• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.6 Database Administrator

Until December 21th 2013, these exams are beta phase so you get a fully-fledged certification at a much reduced price; for example $50 in the United States or 39 euros in the euro zone.

There is a lot of excitement around these new …

Want to prove your expertise with MySQL? Why not get certified.

Oracle has just announced the release of the new MySQL Certification Path including the:

• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.6 Developer (OCP)
• Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.6 Database Administrator (OCP)

You can register for these certification exams from today. Learn more about these certifications on the Oracle University blog.

Successful candidates will require a strong MySQL experience. Although …

The MySQL for Developers course examines the tools used by MySQL development professionals. Expert instructors reference real-world examples when illustrating how to generate complex queries, and consume them in your application. This course covers Java and PHP languages.

You can take this course as:

• A Live-Virtual event: Take this course from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a wide selection of events on the schedule to suit different timezones.
• An In-Class event: Travel to an education center to take this class. Below is a selection of in-class events already on the schedule.

The MySQL for Developers course teaches you the knowledge, skills, tools and issues involved in writing applications with the MySQL database server. It forms the core of the MySQL Developer learning path.

During this 5-day course, you will perform lab work with Java and PHP, connecting to MySQL databases and executing queries and stored routines. Enrolling in this course will simultaneoursly help you prepare for the Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL Developer certification.

You can take this instructor-led course as a:

• Live-virtual event: Take this class live, from your own desk. No travel required. You can choose from a wide selection of events on the schedule to suit different timezones.
• In-class event: …

Get the most out of your MySQL environment by learning to develop your new applications cost-effectively using MySQL with different languages such as Java and PHP.

The MySQL for Developers course is a 5 day, live, instructor-led course where you learn to:

• Use MySQL tools to connect to databases.
• Examine database structure and contents.
• Generate database structure diagrams.
• Execute complex queries and stored routines.
• Manipulate numeric, text, spatial and temporal data.
• Execute complex subqueries and joins.

You can take this course as a:

• Live-Virtual Event: Take this course from your own desk - no travel required. Choose from one of the many events already on the schedule to suit different timezones. Delivery is …

Take the MySQL and PHP - Developing Dynamic Web Applications course to learn to develop applications in PHP and how to use MySQL for those applications. This 4-day class helps you improve your PHP skills and combine them with time-proven database management techniques to create best-of-breed web applications that are efficient, solid and secure.

You can take this live instructor-led course as a:

• Live-virtual event: Take this class from your own desk, choosing from many events on the schedule to suit different time-zones.
• In-class: Travel to an education center. Some events already on the schedule include:

MySQL is the world’s most popular open-source database, and powers websites and applications of numerous leading and fast-growing organizations.


On March 12, we’re hosting the first Virtual Developer Day: MySQL at 9am PST to give you a one-stop shop to learn all the essential MySQL skills and the latest features in MySQL 5.6 GA. With a combination of presentations and hands-on lab experience, you’ll have the opportunity to practice in your own environment and gain more in-depth knowledge to successfully design, develop, and manage your MySQL databases.


Featuring speakers coming from Oracle’s MySQL …

MySQL 5.6 is truly a better MySQL and reflects Oracle's commitment to the evolution of the most popular and widely
used open source database on the planet.  The feature-complete 5.6 release candidate was announced at MySQL Connect in late September and the production-ready, generally available ("GA") product should be available in early 2013.  

While the message around 5.6 has been focused mainly on mass appeal, advanced topics like performance/scale, high availability, and self-healing replication clusters, MySQL 5.6 also provides many developer-friendly nuggets that
are designed to enable those who are building the next generation of web-based …

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Sometimes, you have to be the bad guy. Be resistant to change. Here’s a story about how stubbornness pays off. As we’ve written about before A 4 letter word divides Dev & Ops.

I had one experience working as the primary MySQL DBA for an internet startup. Turns out they had Oracle for some applications too. And another DBA just to handle the Oracle stuff.

So it came time for Oracle guy to go on vacation. Suddenly these Oracle systems landed on my shoulders. We reviewed everything in advance, then he bid his goodbyes.

Almost as soon as he was out the door I …