Connecting to the remote database Open up LibreOffice Base and the database wizard will start. From the window, select Connect to an existing database and, from the drop-down, select MySQL.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of connecting the DBeaver GUI tool to a remote MySQL server.

MySQL expands open-source database The company releases a developer version of MySQL 5.0, which can create and run stored procedures, a feature common to commercial databases.

MySQL originator Monty Widenius and Percona CEO Peter Zaitsev have recently formed the Open Database Alliance (ODA), a vendor-neutral consortium that aims to become a hub for the MySQL open source ...