Readers shared more ways to find the current version of MySQL: SELECT VERSION(), SELECT @@Version, the STATUS command and SHOW VARIABLES.
Find mysqld.exe on Windows and Fix ‘mysql’ Is Not Recognized
To find mysqld.exe on Windows, search the drive with dir or where, or ask the running server where it lives. This post fixes the ‘mysql’ is not recognized error by adding the bin folder to PATH, and it shows every command with its real output.
SQL SERVER – Transaction Log Full – Transaction Log Larger than Data File – Notes from the Field #001
Notes from the Field begins with Tim Radney on a common issue: transaction log full, or a log file larger than the data file, filling your drive.
Real-Time Operational Analytics With a Filtered Columnstore Index
Build real-time operational analytics with a filtered columnstore index, inspect batch-mode plans and rowgroups, and measure write costs.
Median on Big Tables: PERCENTILE_CONT vs a Two-Row Seek
Two ways to get a median, one tiny demo, and the traps in NULLs, even counts and empty tables. Then measure on your own server.
SQL SERVER – Implementing IF … THEN in SQL SERVER with CASE Statements
Moving IF … ELSE logic from .NET code into a stored procedure? Here is how to rewrite it using CASE statements, with examples for SQL Server 2008 and 2012.
MYSQL – Detecting Current Version of MySQL Server Installation
How do you find the current version of MySQL Server installed on your machine? Run one simple SHOW VARIABLES command from the command prompt or MySQL Workbench.