The first GA release of MySQL Workbench 5.2. (5.2.25) was made available on June 30, 2010. It includes new or changed functionality and numerous bug fixes that have been applied since the release of 5.2.24. Details on both the changes in functionality and the bug fixes are provided in the citation below.

Documentation for MySQL Workbench is available at this link. The contents include these topics:

• 1 MySQL Workbench Introduction
• 2 MySQL Workbench Editions
• 3 Installing and Launching MySQL Workbench
• 4 Getting Started Tutorial
• 5 The Home Screen
• 6 SQL Development
• 7 Data Modeling
• 8 Server Administration
• 9 Extending Workbench
• 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
• 11 MySQL Workbench FAQ
• A MySQL Workbench Change History
• B Third Party Licenses

The manual documents the MySQL Workbench SE version 5.2 and the MySQL Workbench OSS version 5.2. Users who have not yet installed MySQL Workbench OSS may download a free copy from the download site. MySQL Workbench OSS is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The document, revision 22309, was generated on August 18, 2010.

As the introduction states, MySQL Workbench provides a graphical tool for working with MySQL Servers and databases. MySQL Workbench fully supports MySQL Server versions 5.1 and above. It is also compatible with MySQL Server 5.0, but not every feature of 5.0 may be supported. It does not support MySQL Server versions 4.x, however.

MySQL Workbench provides three main areas of functionality:

• SQL Development: Enables the creation and management of connections to database servers and the configuration of connection parameters

• Data Modeling: Enables the modeling of database schema graphically and both the reverse and forward engineering between a schema and a live database, as well as the editing of all aspects of the database using comprehensive Table Editor

• Server Administration: Enables the creation and administration of server instances, replacing the functionality previously provided by the MySQL Administrator stand-alone application

MySQL Workbench is available in two editions: the Community Edition and the Standard Edition. The Community Edition is available free of charge. The Standard Edition provides additional Enterprise features, such as database documentation generation, at low cost.

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