What is the secure_file_priv Variable in MySQL?
In this blog, we will walk you through the ins and outs of the secure_file_priv variable in MySQL.
9 months ago
Lukas Vileikis
Lukas is an ethical hacker and a speaker running one of the biggest & fastest data breach search engines in the world - BreachDirectory.com. He also runs his own blog over at lukasvileikis.com
CHAR vs. VARCHAR: What’s the Difference?
In this blog, we are going to go through the similarities and differences between two of MySQL data types: VARCHAR and CHAR.
9 months ago
MySQL’s UTF-8 Isn’t Real
In this blog, we figure out why you should avoid using UTF-8 in MySQL and what to choose instead.
10 months ago
Deriving Ideal Indexes For Your SQL Database: A Guide
Indexes are there to simplify our work when searching for data: in this blog, we tell you how you should derive ideal indexes for your database.
10 months ago
The Darker Side of ALTER TABLE: A Guide
In this blog, we will go over how developers and DBAs should use ALTER TABLE in a proper fashion to avoid problems that this query can create.
a year ago
How Does MySQL Configuration Work?
In this blog post, we'll explain how the primary MySQL configuration file - my.cnf - works.
a year ago
Security vs. Performance in the SQL World
In this blog post, we explore how security and performance are linked together in the database world.
a year ago
Blind SQL Injection – Threat or Child’s Play?
SQL injection is one of the primary issues of concern to any database administrator - in this blog, we go over the impacts that a blind SQL injection has on your database.
a year ago
Are Foreign Keys Unscalable?
In this blog, we will dive deeper into the correlation between big data and scalable foreign keys on MySQL.
a year ago