Liquibase is a versioning tool for databases. Currently, it’s on version 3.5 and is installed as a JAR. It has been on the market since 2006, and recently completed its 10th anniversary. In its feature list we have:

• Code branching and merging
• Multiple database types
• Supports XML, YAML, JSON and SQL formats
• Supports context-dependent logic
• Generate Database change documentation
• Generate Database “diffs”
• Run through your build process, embedded in your application or on demand
• Automatically generate SQL scripts for DBA code review
• Does not require a live database connection

Why you need it?

Some frameworks comes with built-in solutions out of the box like Eloquent and …

MySQL Connector/Net 6.7.4, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the GA, is feature complete. It is recommended for production environments.  It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.7.

New features include WinRT Connector, Load Balancing support, Entity Framework 5 and Memcached. 

MySQL Connector/Net 6.7.3, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the second beta release intended to introduce users to the new features in the release. This release is feature complete, it should be stable enough for users to understand the new features and how we expect them to work. As is the case with all non-GA releases, it should not be used in any production environment. It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.7.

MySQL Connector/Net 6.7.2, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the first beta release intended to introduce users to the new features in the release.  This release is feature complete, it should be stable enough for users to understand the new features and how we expect them to work.  As is the case with all non-GA releases, it should not be used in any production environment.  It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.7.

MySQL Connector/Net 6.7.1, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the second of two alpha releases intended to introduce users to the new features in the release.  This release is not feature complete and there are significant limitations but it should be stable enough for users to understand the new features and how we expect them to work.  As is the case with all non-GA releases, it should not be used in any production environment.  It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6

MySQL Connector/Net 6.7.0, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the first of two alpha releases intended to introduce users to the new features in the release.  This release is not feature complete and there are significant limitations but it should be stable enough for users to understand the new features and how we expect them to work.  As is the case with all non-GA releases, it should not be used in any production environment.  It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6

MySQL Connector/Net 6.6, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver
for MySQL has been released.  This is the GA, recommended for use in production environments.
Major features included are EF 4.3 support, Stored routines debugger integrated into Visual studio, Pluggable authentication & VS2012 support.

MySQL Connector/Net 6.6.4, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released.  This is the Release Candidate intended to introduce users to the new features in the release.

 Code-based migrations is a new feature as part of the Connector/Net support for Entity Framework 4.3.1. In this tutorial we'll see how we can use it so we can keep track of the changes done to our database creating a new application using the code first approach.

This walk through is based on the approach of code first and it assumes you have a basic understanding of code first Entity Framework, so please make sure to check this subject before going further with Entity Framework Code Based Migrations. The purpose of this post is to show you how you can upgrade your existing database and use the Code First Migrations to keep track of the changes done in your model and replicate them to your database.