Our new web server, at work, went into effect this morning. Here are the details:

• Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
• Internet Information Services 6
• MySQL v5.0.17-nt
• MyODBC driver v3.51.12

I bet you can guess my favorite line, from above!

That’s right… MySQL 5. This version offers comprehensive advancements in the language, which I am very excited about.

You can read about them yourself, but here are some of the most notable new features:

• “Stored Routines”
• “Triggers”
• “Views”
• Significant performance enhancements

Time to “dig in” and start learning how to use some of these features!