MySQL is the most acclaimed Open Source Relational SQL database management system. MySQL is considered as one of the best RDBMS being used for developing web-based software applications.
MySQL is a favored choice of database for use in web applications, and is a core component of the widely used LAMP open source web application software stack. LAMP is an acronym for "Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python. The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
Even if the journey of MySQL began as a low-end alternative to more powerful proprietary databases, it has gradually evolved to support higher-scale needs as well. It is still most commonly used in small to medium scale single-server deployments, as a component in a LAMP-based web application besides a standalone database server. MySQL’s relative simplicity and ease of use, which is enabled by an ecosystem of open source tools like php MyAdmin.
In the medium range, MySQL can be scaled by placing it on more powerful hardware, such as a multi-processor server with gigabytes of memory.
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