Sometimes MySQL needs to work hard. I've been working on an import script that fires a lot of INSERTs. Normally our database server handles 1,000 inserts / sec. That wasn't enough. So I went looking for methods to improve the...
Sorry folks, this article was based on flawed benchmark results, I will soon post an update!
With all the abstraction layers between code & database, the need for writing SQL statements deminishes. But over the years I've developed my own way of formatting them. And before I'll have to wave queries goodbye forever ; ) I...
If you've written a PEAR package, it's probably a good idea to submit some end user documentation. Here's how to do it.
Hello everyone. Two days ago Feedburner offered me to merge my account with Google. I thought: why not. But apparently now the URL of my feeds changed. This messed up my stats, and your RSS reader has marked all of...
