iMy: MySQL on iPhone

Posted on February 25, 2009 | 5 Comments

While processing my inbox I noticed a Google ad for

MySQL on iPhone

MySQL on the iPhone. Is anyone running this? I’d love to try but I got a G1.

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Sheeri Cabral | February 25, 2009 at 1:18 pm |

It’s only a client, and I’m not very comfortable connecting to a database through a wireless medium. :-\
David Koretzky | March 10, 2009 at 4:39 pm |

Thanks for the mention. If you do get an iPhone, drop me an email. I will get you a promo copy to test.

Version 1.3 is in the approval process right now by Apple. It is mainly a bug fix release.
Joe Devon | March 10, 2009 at 5:57 pm |

Thanks David. Any plans to port it to Gphone?
David Koretzky | March 12, 2009 at 7:27 am |

Joe,

It would be a total rewrite, and it is hampered by two problems. One, I don’t have a device to test on, and two, which is a much bigger problem, is that I am, at best, a novice at Java. The iPhone version has the advantage of using native MySQL libraries for maximum speed.

That is not to say I won’t try one day, but not soon.
Muhammad Ali | July 14, 2010 at 12:20 pm |

Guys, I am totally novice. If anyone can explain to me why one would install Database on a mobile phone such as an iPhone