MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual

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9 Xix1 Informaci n general .. Sobre este Manual .. Convenciones utilizadas en este Manual .. Panor mica de MySQL AB .. Panor mica del sistema de gesti n de base de datos MySQL .. Historia de MySQL .. Las principales caracter sticas de MySQL .. Estabilidad de MySQL .. Dimensiones m ximas de las tablas MySQL .. Conformidad con el efecto 2000 .. Mapa de desarrollo de MySQL .. El servidor MySQL incrustado (embedded) .. Qu hay de nuevo en MySQL .

10 Fuentes de informaci n acerca de MySQL .. Listas de correo de MySQL .. Soporte por IRC (Internet Relay Chat) de la comunidad MySQL .. Soporte por parte de la comunidad en los foros de MySQL .. Cumplimiento de los est ndares por parte de MySQL .. Est ndares utilizados por MySQL .. Selecci n de modos SQL .. Ejecutar MySQL en modo ANSI .. Extensiones MySQL al est ndar SQL .. Diferencias en MySQL del est ndar SQL .. C mo trata MySQL las restricciones (Constraints).