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Different between Mysql Collation "Utf-8-general-ci" & Utf-8-unicode-ci ?

Dear All, What is the Different between Mysql Collation "Utf-8-general-ci" & Utf-8-unicode-ci ? regards, koko ...

Java / MySQL - How to access connection from another class?

I'm just getting my head around java (and OOP for that matter), the only thing I am familiar with is MySQL. I need to keep the DB connection open throughout the duration of the application, as well as a server socket. I'm not even sure if they both need separate classes, but here's what I have so far: http://pastebin.com/qzMFFTrY (it w...

How to find and update the next record in a linking table

I have a classifieds system I'm working on. People are able to add photos to a classified, but I only display one when displaying the list of classifieds. To do that, I have a linking table between classifieds and photos that has a "is_main" boolean field. When someone deletes one of their classified photos, I want to: 1) See if t...

SQL Query to select upcoming events with a start and end date

I need to display upcoming events from a database. The problem is when I use the query I'm currently using any events with a start day that has passed will show up lower on the list of upcoming events regardless of the fact that they are current My table (yaml): columns: title: type: string(255) notnull: true de...

Database: Pipelined Functions

I am new to the concept of Pipeline Functions. I have some questions regarding From Database point of view: What actually is Pipeline function ? What is the advantage of using Pipeline Function ? What challenges are solved using Pipeline Function ? Are the any optimization advantages of using Pipeline Function ? Thanks. ...

if specific row = null, execute query

how do i check if the value of a column is null, and only then execute the query? for example: col1 col2 col3 01 abc i run a query which first checks if the record exists or not; if it exists, it should execute the update query and if it doesn't exist, it executes the insert query. how do i check if col3 is null and if it is null...

MySQL Locks: order of unblocked threads

I have a MySQL ISAM table being accessed my multiple php instances. Right now I'm using a WRITE lock to serialize access to this table. My question is how do I ensure that the PHP instances get served on a First-Come-First-Serve basis? Or is this the default behaviour? The official MySQL documentation doesn't mention anything about the...

Whats the most efficient MySQL column types for this data?

I have several tables with some pretty standard data in each. Can somebody help me optimize them by telling me the best column types for this data. Whats beside them is what I have currently. Number (max length 7) --> MEDIUMINT(8) Unsigned Text (max length 30) --> VARCHAR(30) Text (max length 200) --> VARCHAR(200) Email Address (max len...

Help with MySQL date operation

Hello i have two columns: duration (int) and dateCol (date) in a table. How should i proceed if i want to know when CURDATE() - dateCol will iqual to duration. ie: CURDATE() - dateCol (2010-05-08) = duration (14 days), and then send an e-amil? ...

MySQL Full-Text Search Across Multiple Tables - Quick/Long Solution?

Hello all, I have been doing a bit of research on full-text searches as we realized a series of LIKE statements are terrible. My first find was MySQL full-text searches. I tried to implement this and it worked on one table, failed when I was trying to join multiple tables, and so I consulted stackoverflow's articles (look at the end for...

Sort MYSQL Data By Number of Entries

Hi, I'm wondering how I can sort mysql data based on the number of entries. I'm doing this so I can have a page of the top purchases, so it would have to retrieve all the product_id's from a table, and then sort them by the most times one shows up, limiting it to 10 or something. Thanks! ...

Table alias -- Unkown column in field list

Hi all, I have a sql query which is executing a LEFT JOIN on 2 tables in which some of the columns are ambiguous. I can prefix the joined tables but when I try to prefix one of the columns from the table in the FROM clause, it tells me Unknown column. I even tried giving that table an alias like so ...From points AS p and using "p" to...

create a readonly connection to MySQL?

I looked at the MySql Connection Options and it doesnt seem to be there. Is there a way to create a read only connection/command for .NET? With SQLite i could specify read only=true to do this. What can i do with MySQL? ...

MySql TEXT column?

I ran this using MySql and it appears to not like TEXT. With SQL server i use nvarchar(max) What should i use in MySQL? In other tables some fields will be descriptions and may be long so ATM i am thinking fixed length is bad. create table if not exists misc_info ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL, key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL...

Modifying MySQL Where Statement Based on Array

Using an array like this: $data = array ( 'host' => 1, 'country' => 'fr', ) I would like to create a MySQL query that uses the values of the array to form its WHERE clause like: SELECT * FROM table WHERE host = 1 and country = 'fr' How can I generate this query string to use with MySQL? ...

How do I escape reserved words used as column names? MySQL/Create Table

I am generating tables from classes in .NET and one problem is a class may have a field name key which is a reserved MySQL keyword. How do I escape it in a create table statement? (Note: The other problem below is text must be a fixed size to be indexed/unique) create table if not exists misc_info ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT...

Install mySQL data using ftp?

I am trying to install magento (open source e-commerce platform) sample data on my webhost. I have uploaded the file magento_sample_data.sql via ftp, and setup a new database and have assigned it to a user. How do I get the sample data into my empty database? ...

MySQL locking problem

I have a simple setup of a set of writers and a set of readers working with a MySQL ISAM table. The writers are only inserting rows while the readers are only checking for new rows. OK, so I know that I don't need a lock in this situation, since I'm not modifying existing rows. However my Writers are accessing one more table that does n...

MySQL 5.0.22 export dump file not importing - syntax errors

Hello, I backed up my db with mysqldump from phpMyAdmin. Using MySQL 5.0.22. Made no changes to database file. Import fails. Found many instances of extra spaces using notepad, but now cannot find any other such extraneous spaces. Error is 1064. Any suggestions on how to import file properly? Thanks. ...

What are best practices storing confidential data encrypted in 3-rd-party-hosted MySQL servers?

I am developing (as A PHP 5.2 + MySQL application) a personal information manager web application for my own which is meant to be hosted on a shared hosting (like bluehost or dreamhost) and to store lots of very confidential personal data including those like passwords, personal private keys, financial details, contacts, etc. How do I be...