MySQL

MySQL is both an Open Source and Commercial relational database solution from MySQL AB. MySQL is available for Mac OS X, Windows, and many Linux and Unix OSs. MySQL is a very mature database, has many supplemental development tools available, and can scale from small single server implementations to clustered and distributed database topologies. MySQL is perhaps the database most used with Ruby on Rails.

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AUTO_INCREMENT MySQL
Conrad

Work-around to problem of adding an alternate starting value for auto increment if IDs in your tables. Bug exists in MySQL.
Running MySQL 5.1 on Mac OS X 10.5.2 [Client]
Wolf Paulus

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  How to compile the mysql gem when using the Mac Ports install of MySQL and the native Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) Ruby and Rails (and gems) installs.
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- Mysql Replication Adapter
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- EXPLAIN Demystified: MySQL Conference & Expo - Co-presented by MySQL & O'Reilly Conferences, April 14 - 17, 2008, Santa Clara, CA
  Good overview of what EXPLAIN is, how its results are calculated, and what all of the data is presents means.