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Can't rename columns in PostgreSQL views with CREATE OR REPLACE

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How can I move a database from one server to another?

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What are the main causes of deadlocks and can they be prevented?

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What is the difference between MySQL VARCHAR and TEXT data types?

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How can I query names using regular expressions?

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What is your workflow for planning a data migration?

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Is it better to store images in a BLOB or just the URL?

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MySQL data type for 128 bit integers

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The Value of Certifications

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Storing vs calculating aggregate values

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How do I find PostgreSQL's data directory?

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Security for Application Developers doing PL/SQL work in Oracle

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Emulate REGEXP like behaviour in DB2 SQL

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What problems will I get creating a database per customer?

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Software Engineers and DBAs

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How do convert a 66,862,521 row table from MyISAM to InnoDB without going offline for several hours?

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Securing DB passwords

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Should you design the database before the application code is written?

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Where should one put indexes in a time dimension table?

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different login credentials based on user

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Is where x = 0 or x is null to be replaced by where isnull(x, 0) = 0 resp. where NVL(x, 0) = 0

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A database for digital assets

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Proper technique for storing users event data

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What should I ask at a MySQL DBA interview?

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What is the recommended RAID configuration for an Oracle database?

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What is the difference between terminating an Oracle sql statement with semicolon or with a slash on the next line?

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Why is OS authentication considered poor security for Oracle databases?

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How can I SELECT an 'entry' that spans adjacent months?

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Can you "su -" in MySQL?

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Are there any database engines which will intuit the join condition based on the existing foreign keys?