MySQL Tools

In the ever-evolving world of database management systems, SQL Server and MySQL stand as two of the most popular and widely-used solutions. Both platforms offer robust features and reliable performance, but which one is the right choice for your needs?

We have been talking about different MySQL operators in their guises for quite a while now: along with WHERE condition or SELECT statement, you name it. Now, the time to shine has come for the LIKE conditional operator used to search for patterns in strings with the help of wildcard characters. In this article, we will provide the basic syntax for using LIKE, along with illustrated examples of how to apply it in queries using one of the best MySQL IDEs on the market — dbForge Studio for MySQL.

Today, we've got some good news for all users of MySQL and MariaDB databases—we are rolling out a rather big update of our dbForge tools for MySQL with quite a few handy enhancements that will make your routine work faster and easier.

In this article, we'll give a brief overview of SSH protocol and tunnel, as well as explore how to connect to a MySQL server remotely using the SSH tunnel created with the help of PuTTY, a popular Windows SSH client.

If you are a database developer dealing with several projects, it means you have to handle a number of database management systems simultaneously. And for each of these systems, you need to have a proper set of tools at hand. Moreover, the said set of tools must be complete and flexible enough to follow the evolving project and its current requirements.

We've got some good news for you today! The extensive compatibility of our database tools became even broader with a good number of cloud services that you can now seamlessly use with dbForge Studio for PostgreSQL and dbForge Studio for MySQL.

In this article, we are going to talk about the MySQL SUBSTRING() function with its variations. Here, you will find a detailed guide with the basic syntax and examples of how to use this function. Moreover, we will demonstrate the benefits of MySQL coding in a handy IDE - dbForge Studio for MySQL that can help you save a lot of time and energy.

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