Posts Tagged ‘mysql’

Oracle VM 3: Connecting to MySQL Backend

Starting in Oracle VM 3.2.1 the built in database of the Oracle VM Manager was MySQL.  I had hoped that this change would also signal a change in the database schema.  In prior versions of OVM 3.x all data was populated in the database in a completely useless longblob form. As we can see it [...]

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 at 06:00 | 0 comments
Categories: Database, How To, Oracle VM

Solaris 11: Installing MySQL

Recently I have been spending some time learning about database technologies (Oracle Databases at Keste as well as MySQL on my own).  Part of this I have decided to carry over into my existing work with Solaris, and go through the installation process using the Image Packaging System which is in Solaris.  Now really the [...]

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 at 06:00 | 1 comment
Categories: Database, How To, Solaris

MySQL: Describe All Tables

In MySQL if you want to find out what columns are in a given table, you can describe the table and it will show you the columns and the data types associated with that column.  However if you need to do this for a large number of tables, it can get a bit repetitive. Connect [...]

Monday, February 11th, 2013 at 06:00 | 0 comments
Categories: Database, How To
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