This article will outline two approaches to performing regular database backups. The first method involves backing up databases specified in a list, while the second entails bulk backing up of all databases. These procedures can be executed on both Linux and Windows platforms using dbForge Studio for MySQL.
Recent versions of MySQL and PostgreSQL databases provide JSON functionality support. They introduced special data types, storing JSON data - json data type in...
A high level abstraction provided by Entity Framework sometimes challenges developers in accessing a full set of features available via native SQL of a...
Summary
This article elaborates on the HTTP Tunneling connection method and explains how to configure it by means of dbForge Studio for MySQL.
Introducing HTTP Tunneling
HTTP...
Entity Framework v5 and v6 support spatial data types. They are represented as two DbGeometry and DbGeography data types from System.Data.Entity.dll in .NET Framework...
Introduction
MySQL database supports an advanced functionality of full-text search (FTS) and full-text indexing described comprehensively in the documentation:
Full-Text Search Functions (MySQL 5.5 stable...
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With Database Designer database can be created from a sketch without using any external image-viewers. Database Designer tool available in dbForge Studio for MySQL serves for creating database diagrams visually.
Devart made it to the final of 2010 DevProConnections Community Choice Awards. The awards recognize the best products and services in the industry by...
The Sakila project was designed to demonstrate all cutting-edge capabilities of dbForge Studio for MySQL such as Database Projects, Database Diagram, Data Reports, Pivot Grid, Visual Query Builder, Code Refactoring, Database Comparison and Synchronization, and also to let a user get acquainted with the mentioned functionality quickly and easily with the help of the prepared examples.
Making database backups is one of the most important things in the process of administrating MySQL databases, because some critical data loss can be irreplaceable. To avoid data loss you should make backups of all active databases regularly. If you have a backup, you will be able to restore the whole database or some of its objects easily.
Database Designer presents the database that is being created in the form of a database diagram.
Database Designer tool available in dbForge Studio for MySQL serves for creating databases visually.
Entity Framework 4 RC allows you to create and drop databases in run-time using SSDL for DDL generation. Now ObjectContext has CreateDatabase(), DropDatabase(), and...
We have supported new functionality of Entity Framework 4 including Entity Framework v4 Release Candidate for dotConnect for Oracle, dotConnect for MySQL, dotConnect for...
Data comparison is a difficult and resource-intensive process. In the article, we are going to explore algorithms, advantages, and disadvantages of specific data comparison,...
Article was updated on 3/4/2010
This article can be useful for programmers who want to develop cross-database applications and use the canonical functions.
Entity Framework Canonical...
Devart has released today the updated version 3.50 of dbForge Fusion for MySQL - a powerful add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio, designed to simplify...
Introduction
MySQL Server (starting from v 5.0), as Oracle and SQL Servers, allows creating stored procedures and functions.
Stored procedures are a set of SQL commands...
dbForge Studio for MySQL has the Database Designer functionality that allows you to build and view the structure of your database using the diagrams. You...
Contents
What Is Database Designer?
How to Create a Database Diagram
Navigating the Diagram
How to Quickly Print Diagram
Saving and Restoring the Diagram
What...
Devart company decided to publish roadmap of dbForge for MySQL line to help you understand the future product development. This roadmad encompasses two products:...
How to compare and synchronize MySQL views? Recently we discovered some tricks in schema synchronization process of MySQL databases. It's about how MySQL creates...