MySQL

MySQL is a database management system that is almost identical to Microsoft SQL in almost everything, only distributed for free under the GNU General Public License or under an internal commercial license.

It is a cross-platform product that is compatible with all known operating systems.

To date, the vendor Oracle is the owner of the development company. It was at his suggestion that the commercial license was developed.

Features

. MySQL is characterized by the following criteria:

1. Free distribution allows most end customers to solve their tasks without additional financial costs.
2. Intuitive interface does not cause difficulties in the initial configuration and further administration.
3. The set of functions and technologies fully covers the demand of most customers. The customer does not spend on the purchase of additional software.
4. Customer does not spend on the purchase of additional software.
5. Calculated mainly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), but also used in a number of large companies as a DBMS for site support.
6. Security features are integrated: data encryption, user authorization procedure, data integrity control, etc.
7. The open source code gives the end user the opportunity to independently modify the DBMS for specific tasks.

Sphere of application

The main area of exploitation of MySQL is the web. Most sites, chat rooms and forums run on this DBMS. CMS (Content Manage System), which is necessary for stable operation of sites, also runs under the control of MySQL.

In the web development industry, MySQL is the leader. This is due not only to the fact that the product comes with open source code, but also to the flexibility of configuration, ease of management.

The second sphere of application is corporate systems of ERP/CRM type, especially in the SMB segment. This is due to the lack of funds to purchase Microsoft SQL or similar solutions. Therefore, most companies in this segment prefer to use a free product with the same functionality as competitors.

MySQL is a part of a software complex, which is abbreviated as LAMP. The abbreviation stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL (MariaDB), PHP. The complex itself was developed as a free alternative to similar products with a commercial license. Some Linux distributions come with LAMP (or its analogs, depending on the type of OS) preinstalled.

The LAMP bundle is designed for Linux/Unix operating systems, so for stable operation under Windows you will need to replace the components with compatible ones, for example, WASP (Windows, Apache, SQL, PHP) or WIMP (Windows, IIS, SQL, PHP).

MySQL is an excellent alternative to commercial products in the RDBMS market. Its primary customers are the SMB market. Open source code allows customers to customize the software to their tasks and requirements.