MySQL will soon store FOREIGN KEY definitions so that a client can ask for and receive an answer about how the original connection was made. The current `.frm' file format does not have any place for ...

Oracle announced the general availability of MySQL Cluster 7.3, which adds foreign key support, a new NoSQL JavaScript Connector for node.js, and an auto-installer to make setting up clusters easier.

Hence, the birth of the MySQL InnoDB vs. MyISAM debate. Of course, MySQL users prior to the 5.5 release were probably perplexed by the assertion that the database didn't support foreign keys. MySQL ...

Yes. Foreign keys can refer to another column in the same table. The top-level folder might need to be its own parent - I don't know if it'll let you have a NULL there. As long as the interface ...