Everyone on the MySQL Community Team would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season. We are looking forward to more great things from the community in 2025.

For a special message from all of us on the Community Team, run this script in a MySQL Database.

select char(32,95,32,32,32,32,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,95,95,124,32,124,32,32,95,95,32,95,32,32,95,32,95,95,32,32,32,95,32,95,95,32,32,32,95,32,32,32,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,32,95,95,32,32,124,32,47,32,95,96,32,124,124,32,39,95,32,32,124,32,39,95,32,32,124,32,124,32,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,124,32,40,95,124,32,124,124,32,124,95,41,32,124,124,32,124,95,41,32,124,124,32,124,95,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,95,124,32,32,124,95,124,32,92,95,95,44,95,124,124,32,46,95,95,47,32,124,32,46,95,95,47,32,32,92,95,95,44,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,124,32,124,32,32,32,32,124,32,124,32,32,32,32,32,32,95,95,47,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,124,95,124,32,32,32,32,124,95,124,32,32,32,32,32,124,95,95,95,47 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,95,32,32,32,32,95,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,95,32,32,95,32,32,32,32,32,32,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,124,32,124,40,95,41,32,32,32,32,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,95,95,124,32,124,32,32,95,95,95,32,32,124,32,124,32,95,32,32,32,95,95,124,32,124,32,32,95,95,32,95,32,32,95,32,32,32,95,32,32,95,95,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,32,95,95,32,32,124,32,47,32,95,32,92,32,124,32,124,124,32,124,32,47,32,95,96,32,124,32,47,32,95,96,32,124,124,32,124,32,124,32,124,47,32,95,95,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,124,32,40,95,41,32,124,124,32,124,124,32,124,124,32,40,95,124,32,124,124,32,40,95,124,32,124,124,32,124,95,124,32,124,92,95,95,32,92 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,95,124,32,32,124,95,124,32,92,95,95,95,47,32,124,95,124,124,95,124,32,92,95,95,44,95,124,32,92,95,95,44,95,124,32,92,95,95,44,32,124,124,95,95,95,47 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,95,95,95,95,95,95,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,95,95,47,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,32,95,95,95,95,124,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,124,95,95,95,47 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,95,95,32,32,95,32,95,95,32,32,95,95,95,32,32,32,95,32,95,95,32,95,95,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,32,95,95,124,124,32,39,95,95,124,47,32,95,32,92,32,124,32,39,95,32,96,32,95,32,92 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,32,124,32,124,32,32,124,32,40,95,41,32,124,124,32,124,32,124,32,124,32,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,95,124,32,32,32,124,95,124,32,32,32,92,95,95,95,47,32,124,95,124,32,124,95,124,32,124,95,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,95,95,32,32,95,95,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,95,95,95,95,95,32,32,32,95,95,95,95,32,32,32,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,32,92,47,32,32,124,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,47,32,95,95,95,95,124,32,47,32,95,95,32,92,32,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,92,32,32,47,32,124,32,95,32,32,32,95,32,124,32,40,95,95,95,32,32,124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,92,47,124,32,124,124,32,124,32,124,32,124,32,92,95,95,95,32,92,32,124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,124,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,32,124,32,32,124,32,124,124,32,124,95,124,32,124,32,95,95,95,95,41,32,124,124,32,124,95,95,124,32,124,124,32,124,95,95,95,95 using ASCII)
union
select char(124,95,124,32,32,124,95,124,32,92,95,95,44,32,124,124,95,95,95,95,95,47,32,32,92,95,95,95,92,95,92,124,95,95,95,95,95,95,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,95,95,47,32,124 using ASCII)
union
select char(32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,124,95,95,95,47 using ASCII);

Here is to the beginning of another 30 years!!