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How to choose a database using SELECT DATABASE in MariaDB

MariaDB offers two methods for selecting a database within its man­age­ment system. In this dedicated article, we il­lus­trate how to use the USE statement in the command line and the mysqli_select_db function in PHP with a straight­for­ward example, and also highlight what you need to…

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How to set the maximum data packet size with MariaDB max_allowed_packet

The system variable MariaDB max_allowed_packet de­ter­mines the maximum size a single data packet can be during com­mu­ni­ca­tion between client and server. If the value is too low, larger data imports or SQL queries will fail with error messages. This parameter can be specif­i­cal­ly…

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MySQLi: a new de­vel­op­ment in PHP

Con­vert­ing the MySQL extension to MySQLi led to some un­cer­tain­ty in the PHP community since some of the industry’s heavy­weights like WordPress continued to rely on the old extension despite it being dep­re­cat­ed. However, as of PHP 7, this extension is no longer available. In this…

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Vendor lock-in

The term vendor lock-in has tra­di­tion­al­ly been used in con­nec­tion with the use of pro­pri­etary software. But vendor lock-in also plays a crucial role in the age of the cloud. How exactly does vendor lock-in happen and what measures can a company take to protect itself? Read on to…

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What is a cache?

At some point, you’ll un­doubt­ed­ly have been prompted to “clear your cache.” But what exactly does it mean? What does this in­ter­me­di­ate storage do, and why should it be cleared at all? Read this article to find out how a cache works, what tasks it performs, and much more on the…

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Which FTP client is the best? 9 FTP programs for Windows & Mac compared

Are you familiar with the File Transfer Protocol, or FTP for short? If not, you should get to know it, as this transfer protocol greatly sim­pli­fies digital data exchange. Es­pe­cial­ly when dealing with large amounts of data, using an FTP server is highly rec­om­mend­ed. To upload…

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How to install MySQL and MariaDB step by step

MySQL and MariaDB are powerful, widely used re­la­tion­al database systems designed for ef­fi­cient­ly storing and managing struc­tured data. This com­pre­hen­sive step-by-step guide explains how to install MySQL and how to install MariaDB on various Linux dis­tri­b­u­tions, showing you how to…

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What is an Auth Code for a domain transfer?

The Auth Code (short for Au­tho­riza­tion Code) or AuthInfo Code is required when you want to move your domain to a different provider. By re­quest­ing the code, the new provider ensures that you are the reg­is­tered user of the domain and helps protect it from unau­tho­rized or…

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What is cloud hosting and what are the benefits?

Say goodbye to dedicated server hosting. The future belongs to the cloud. Still not sure if you should make the switch to flexible cloud hosting though? Take a look at four arguments that il­lus­trate why a con­tem­po­rary web hosting strategy should provide resources via the internet…

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How to reset MySQL/MariaDB root password

For­get­ting the root password in MySQL or MariaDB doesn’t need to become a serious issue. By following the right steps, you can reset a MySQL/MariaDB root password quickly and easily at any time. This dedicated guide walks you step by step through both methods and points out what…

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