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Component documentation MySQL MaxDB Library Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

MySQL MaxDB is a mature and reliable database system that combines extremely high levels of performance and availability with a low cost of ownership. It offers absolute ease of use and almost unsupervised operation. MaxDB can handle a wide range of different types of information, which makes it a suitable server for diverse application scenarios. MaxDB works with all SAP applications.

See also:

Downloading the database software and documentation.

Documentation

The following table provides an overview of all the documentation that is currently available for the MaxDB database system.

 

Installation

Database Software Installation Guide

Standard installation and uninstallation of all the database software

Installation Manual

Installation, update, and uninstallation of installation profiles and individual database software components, updates of database instances, including software

Basic Information

Concepts of the Database System

Architecture of the database system, database parameters, database tools, user and backup concept, logging, B* trees, standby databases, and so on

Reference Manual

SQL statements and their syntax, system tables, special features of the SQL mode ORACLE

SQL Tutorial

Using the SQL language for operations involving the data and tables of the MySQL MaxDB database system based on the HOTELDB demo database

Messages

List of all messages

Glossary

Terms used in the database system

MySQL MaxDB Security Guide

Recommended security measures for the database system

Tools

Database Manager

·         Database Manager GUI

·         Web DBM

·         Database Manager CLI

Creating and managing database instances

·         Graphical user interface

·         Web-based user interface

·         Command line

Database Analyzer

Analysis of the performance of database instances

Loader

Loading and unloading data

Query Tools

·         SQL Studio

·         Web SQL Studio

·         SQLCLI

Data queries and data processing

·         Graphical user interface

·         Web-based user interface

·         Command line

Synchronization Manager

Synchronizing table contents from two or more database instances

Utilities

XCONS, XPU, XUSER

X Server

Web Server, Web Server Manager

Interfaces

ODBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB ODBC driver

SQLDBC Manual

SQL database connectivity for developing applications and interfaces

JDBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB JDBC driver

Perl Manual

Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager and Loader for programming database applications with the Perl script language

Python Manual

Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager and Loader for programming database applications with the Python script language

PHP Manual

Description of the MaxDB PHP software extension for accessing the database using PHP

Backint for MaxDB

Description of the Backint for MaxDB interface for external backup tools

Development

Development Environment

Using the development environment for creating MaxDB software

Web Based Problem Tracking System

Web interface for the Problem Tracking System (PTS) for documenting problems with the database software

 

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