The Create Database Link privilege is enabled by default for the Connect role, which is a standard role assigned to almost every active Oracle account, enabling users to connect to databases.

It's time to stop sniping at Oracle's handling of MySQL. Far from declining over the past few years, the open-source database has actually improved under Oracle's stewardship, according to Percona ...

SQL> create database link capital3 using 'capital3'; Notice that the database link is stored on the server, so the tnsnames.ora file is being used to access these services, not the client.

With its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle is bringing the MySQL database into the fold, which analysts agree will pose a challenge for Microsoft and IBM. IBM, however, says its strategy ...

Use this guide to learn how to easily create and manage a MySQL 8 user with remote access to all databases.