The transaction log file contains the SQL Server transactions of the database. It basically records the database transactions and the changes made by the transactions to the database. The logs are ...

In SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you can see the SQL Server database state. Alternatively, you can use T-SQL commands to verify your database status. You can use the DATABASEPROPERTYEX function ...

If you've never backed up your MySQL or MariaDB databases, now's the time. Jack Wallen shows you how to back up that data and restore it, in case your website has met an untimely demise.

Microsoft's SQL Server database software offers two easy-to-use functions, one of which encrypts data using a passphrase, the other decrypting it with the same passphrase.