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This is a release of MySQL, a dual-license SQL database server. |
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MySQL is brought to you by the MySQL team at MySQL AB. |
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License information can be found in these files: |
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- For GPL (free) distributions, see the COPYING file and |
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the EXCEPTIONS-CLIENT file. |
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- For commercial distributions, see the LICENSE.mysql file. |
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For further information about MySQL or additional documentation, see: |
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- The latest information about MySQL: http://www.mysql.com |
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- The current MySQL documentation: http://dev.mysql.com/doc |
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Some manual sections of special interest: |
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- If you are migrating from an older version of MySQL, please read the |
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"Upgrading from..." section first! |
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- To see what MySQL can do, take a look at the features section. |
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- For installation instructions, see the Installing and Upgrading chapter. |
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- For the new features/bugfix history, see the Change History appendix. |
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- For the currently known bugs/misfeatures (known errors) see the Problems |
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and Common Errors appendix. |
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- For a list of developers and other contributors, see the Credits |
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appendix. |
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A local copy of the MySQL Reference Manual can be found in the Docs |
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directory in GNU Info format. You can also browse the manual online or |
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download it in any of several formats at the URL given earlier in this |
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file. |
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IMPORTANT: |
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Bug or error reports should be sent to http://bugs.mysql.com. |