MariaDB

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What is MariaDB?

MariaDB originated in 2009 as a fork of MySQL after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems and with it, MySQL. The development team aimed to provide a completely open-source and community-based alternative. In this guide, you’ll learn about the features MariaDB offers, the platform’s…

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What are the six best MariaDB alternatives?

MariaDB proves to be a robust SQL solution for many projects and is used for classic web applications, data-intensive business workloads, and transactional e-commerce platforms. However, depending on project requirements, other solutions might be better suited. In this guide, we…

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How to set up a MariaDB Galera cluster on Ubuntu 20.04

A MariaDB Galera cluster is a highly available and distributed database cluster that uses Galera technology for data replication. All nodes in the cluster are of equal value and can process read and write operations simultaneously. Thanks to multi-master replication and automatic…

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How to use SHOW TABLES in MariaDB

With SHOW TABLES, MariaDB allows you to list all tables within a database, making it easier to access or delete tables. In this article, we’ll take a look at the structure of this MariaDB statement and how to use it. Using simple examples, we’ll also show you how to filter…

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How to permanently delete tables using MariaDB DROP TABLE

To permanently delete one or more tables in MariaDB, the `DROP TABLE` command can be used. Because the command irrevocably removes specified tables, it should only be accessible to authorized users. In this dedicated article, we will explain more about the command and its options…

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What are the different data types in MariaDB?

MariaDB data types can be divided into five categories. While numeric data types and time and date specifications are for numbers, strings can contain various characters. The database management system also allows geometric data types and some types of data that do not fall into…

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How to query and merge records using MariaDB JOIN

When working with several tables, it’s often necessary to combine data records. In MariaDB, you can use the JOIN statement to do this. In this article, we explain how the command works and how the different variants INNER JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN and RIGHT OUTER JOIN differ from…

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How to permanently delete a database using DROP DATABASE in MariaDB

If a database is no longer required, it’s advisable to delete it from the server. In MariaDB, the command to do this is DROP DATABASE. Since this command permanently removes the database, it should only be used after thorough consideration, as it will also delete all tables and…

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How to use MariaDB CREATE DATABASE

If you want to create a new database using the free and open-source relational database management system MariaDB, you can use the CREATE DATABASE command. This article provides a detailed explanation of how the command functions and explores various optional parameters that can…

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How to use MariaDB CREATE TABLE

If you want to create a new table, you can use CREATE TABLE in MariaDB to do so. The statement not only means that a new table is created, but also creates the individual columns and the data types permitted in them. In this article, we explain exactly how CREATE TABLE works in…

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