New! MySQL Utilities release-1.4.4 GA
The MySQL Utilities Team is pleased to announce the latest GA release of MySQL Utilities, release-1.4.4. This release includes improvements in terms of usability, stability, security and an overall improvement regarding the comprehensibility of the provided error messages. Improvements The...

Testing MySQL repository packages by Ramana Yeruva
http://mysqlrelease.com/2014/07/testing-mysql-repository-packages-how-we-make-sure-they-work-for-you/...

Testing MySQL repository packages: how we make sure they work for you
Around nine months ago, we launched the MySQL yum repositories for Enterprise Linux and Fedora, followed by apt repos for Debian and Ubuntu back in May. We’re extremely happy that the repos have proved to be a big hit with the community: the monthly number of downloads hit 100K recently and...

Resetting advanced options to defaults in MySQL for Excel
Welcome to another blog post from the MySQL for Excel Team. Today we're going to talk about a new feature included since MySQL for Excel 1.3.0, remember you can always install the latest GA or maintenance version using the MySQL Installer also you can download directly any...

HowTo: Using MySQL for Visual Studio in you first ASP.NET MVC Application with EF 6
Last week it was released the RC version of MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.2. In this blog post we'll be showing one of the new features in this release. And we will be doing a short demo about some of the first steps when starting to use MySQL with .NET applications. A very frequent comment or...

Showing all available MySQL data types when creating a new table with MySQL for Excel
In this blog post we are going to talk about one of the features included since MySQL for Excel 1.3.0, you can install the latest GA or maintenance version using the MySQL Installer or optionally you can download directly any GA or non-GA version from the MySQL Developer Zone. If you...

MySQL Connector/NET 6.9.2 RC has been released
Dear MySQL users, MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.2 a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is a RC release for 6.9.x and is not recommended for production environments. It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7. It is...

MySQL for Visual Studio 1.2.2 RC has been released
Dear MySQL users, MySQL for Visual Studio is a product including all of the Visual Studio integration functionality. The 1.2.2 version is a release candidate version of this product which is feature complete but still can contain minor bugs and is not suitable for production environments. ...

Adding summary fields when importing MySQL data with MySQL for Excel
Welcome to another blog post from the MySQL for Excel Team. Today we're going to talk about a new feature included since MySQL for Excel 1.3.0, remember you can always install the latest GA or maintenance version using the MySQL Installer also you can download directly any...

HowTo: Integrating MySQL for Visual Studio with Connector/Net
One of the most frequent questions in our forums is about how to get the graphical integration when using Visual Studio with MySQL databases. When developing applications with MySQL databases there are two basics products: a .net driver for MySQL, which is MySQL Connector/Net, and a tool...

New! MySQL Utilities Now Supports SSL and Configuration Files
The MySQL Utilities Team is pleased to announce a new release that contains our newest features – SSL and configuration file support. These were added to release-1.5.0-alpha. How can I make a secure connection to my server via Utilities? Use the new SSL command-line options that are available...