Category: Using MariaDB
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MariaDB Cloud – kicking the tires with openflights data
MariaDB plc recently acquired SkySQL and rebranded it MariaDB Cloud that offers serverless MariaDB as a service. Kaj Arnö interviewed the technical father, and now it is time for a practical, technical kick-the-tires look at MariaDB Cloud.
In this tutorial, I’ll show developers how to set up a MariaDB Cloud database and load sample data in under 10 minutes. Perfect for showcasing simple SQL commands and MariaDB features with our public data set openflights – which incidentally is what one of […]
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MariaDB Cloud: A Semi-Technical Introduction
When co-founding MariaDB plc under the name SkySQL Corporation fifteen years ago (before MariaDB Foundation existed), we picked the name SkySQL with a bit of a reference to the cloud. Obviously, we didn’t then have a clear understanding of what type of a cloud offering MariaDB should have. I am glad to note that those days are finally and completely over, with MariaDB Cloud. I wish it hadn’t taken fifteen years!
So now, I sat down for a proper chat […]
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When Oracle Drops the Ball: Why MariaDB is the Future of the MySQL World
The news has circulated quietly in industry corners, but the implications are far too significant to brush aside: Oracle seems to have ended the Open Source era of MySQL.
I am not a spokesperson for Oracle, yet the signs are unmistakable. Entire teams associated with MySQL at Oracle have been dissolved, spanning engineering, development and sales. On LinkedIn, I’ve received a wave of messages from former colleagues — both long-time MySQL veterans and those who joined Oracle years after MariaDB […]
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MariaDB and AI: Building the Bridge That Really Matters
Not what AI can do for MariaDB – but what MariaDB can do for AI
I have hinted at this before (This Month in MariaDB – August 2025), but it deserves to be said again: our vision for MariaDB’s role in AI is both clear and ambitious. We do not simply want to participate in the AI space – we aim to be the bridge between real-world data and modern AI systems.
Large Language Models are, at their core, vast […]
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XAMPP + Apache Friends need more Friends
XAMPP, Apache + MariaDB + PHP + Perl, is a valuable learning installer/product for new developers on Windows, Linux and MacOS. There needs to more maintainers, potentially you, for this product to remain useful.
Its currently maintained by a single maintainer, Beltran Rueda, who is time poor, but wants the project to continue. With a small amount of ongoing support from you, the reader, who has or could gain iTcl programming skill, this product, that enables the future generations of […]
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Can you do RAG with Full Text Search in MariaDB?
We continue our blog series on learning more about users of MariaDB. Searching LinkedIn for posts about MariaDB this morning we saw an impressive confident post about using MariaDB in a RAG solution named SemantiQ. We got curious about it and reached out to the author Lorenzo Cremonese to have a chat.
Tell us about yourself Lorenzo!
I’m an Italian studying in Spain. I began programming when I was 14, and I’m now 22. I’m a self-taught web developer since […]
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Why Swiss eCommerce Leader Glarotech Migrated from MySQL to MariaDB – and What’s Next for PepperShop
After 20 years on MySQL, Glarotech chose MariaDB for PepperShop. Learn what drove the switch and how they run a scalable eCommerce platform today.
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Tell us how to DROP USER!
Shortly, we will start coding a task, for which we would appreciate your input: How would you like to DROP USER?
Why do we ask?
DROP user (originating in MySQL in 2004) always used to just drop the account from the privilege tables, but left all existing connections active. You can argue that this was questionable in 2004, but it’s really unexpected and confusing in 2025, with MariaDB being ubiquitous as it is.
So now we’re considering changing it.
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