Database Reference
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MariaDB Next Steps
This topic provides an introduction to MariaDB, with enough information to get
us started. MariaDB is a large system with many parts, options, and capabilities.
So where do we go from here? If we have a question, where do we go for help?
Here is a list of various online resources available to help us on our way to becoming
a MariaDB expert.
Let's begin with the official MariaDB website. MariaDB downloads, the
MariaDB Foundation blog, and other official MariaDB information is found at
http://mariadb.org
.
Next is the MariaDB Knowledge Base available at
https://mariadb.com/
. This is
the official location of MariaDB documentation. New information is being added
here on a daily basis. Whenever something is added to or changed in MariaDB it
is documented here. Release notes and change logs for MariaDB releases are also
posted here.
There is also an
Ask a Question
feature that can be used if you have a question about
something in MariaDB. Just navigate to the section or item you are interested in,
click on the button and ask away. You can also provide your own tips and tricks by
leaving comments on the page. Registration is required (to cut down on spam) but it
is free and all the content is released under either a Creative Commons, GFDL, or GPL
license. The direct link to MariaDB Knowledge Base is
https://mariadb.com/kb/
.
If we want to talk to someone right now, there are a few options. First is IRC,
where we can engage in real-time chat conversations with other users and with the
developers of MariaDB. The official MariaDB channel is
#maria
on the Freenode IRC
network. See the Knowledge Base entry on IRC (
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/irc
)
for more information.
