Are PHP and MySQL the Perfect Couple? PHP / Databases
This is ore of an introductory article on PHP and MySQL covering such topics as features of PHP and MySQL, and how to use PHP to interact with MySQL.
Uploading, Saving and Downloading Binary Data in a MySQL Database PHP / Databases
This article is aimed at answering one of the most asked questions on the PHP mailing list and discussion forums alike: How to store binary files in a MySQL database. This article is split into three pages: Setting up the database, Creating the 'upload' scripts, and Creating the 'download' script.
Getting Started with MySQL Proxy MySQL / General Guides
MySQL Proxy is a lightweight binary application standing between one or more MySQL clients and a server. The clients connect to the Proxy with the usual credentials, instead of connecting to the server. The Proxy acts as man-in-the-middle between client and server.
Building a High-Availability MySQL Cluster MySQL / General Guides
Serious business services really can't go down, whether due to hardware or software failures. If your necessary services rely on MySQL, clustering and high availability can prevent failures. How MySQL Cluster and Heartbeat to provide redundant, failure-proof replication and availability of their data.