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What is MySQL?

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) created by Oracle, based on the structured query language (SQL). The name is derived from combining "My" – the name of the daughter of the co-founder, with SQL the acronym for Structured Query Language. MySQL is a computer language for accessing and managing data in a relational database.

MySQL was developed in 1994 by MySQL AB, a Swedish business, formed by David Axmark, Allan Larsson, and Michael "Monty" Widenius in Finland. It was released on the market in May 1995, by Widenius and Axmark. Since MySQL’s release, it's gone through a few ownership changes, before landing in the hands of Oracle Corporation in 2010. Even though Oracle currently controls MySQL, it is still open-source. The term Open-Source refers to software that may be used and modified by anybody. Anyone may use MySQL for free by downloading it from the repos. You may examine the source code and modify it to suit your needs if you choose.

It was originally written in mSQL and based on the low-level language ISAM, which the designers found to be too complicated and rigid. They designed a new SQL interface while maintaining the mSQL API as well. Many developers were allowed to utilize MySQL, instead of the mSQL predecessor since the API was kept consistent with the mSQL system.

MySQL hosting is used to construct and maintain anything from customer-facing web apps to complex data-driven B2B services. MySQL database hosting backends are used by big enterprise businesses, such as Facebook, Flickr, Wikipedia, and YouTube, due to their open-source nature, reliability, and broad feature set, as well as continuous development and support from Oracle.

RDBMS

A database is a collection of data that is organized. It might be anything from a basic grocery list, to a photo gallery, to a repository for a business network's massive volumes of information. A relational database management system (RDBMS), in particular, is a digital storage that collects data and organizes it, using the relational paradigm. A database management system, such as MySQL, is required to add, access, and process data contained in a computer database. Tables in this architecture are made up of rows and columns, and the relationships between data items are all logically structured.

MySQL and SQL

The terms MySQL and SQL are not interchangeable. Keep in mind that MySQL is one of the most widely used RDBMS software brands, and it uses a client-server approach. So, in an RDBMS context, the client and server employ Structured Query Language (SQL) to communicate, which is a domain-specific language. Other names with SQL in them, such as PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server, are brands that employ the Structured Query Language syntax as well. Although RDBMS software is frequently developed in different programming languages, SQL is always used to communicate with the database. MySQL is written in the C and C++ programming languages.

How does MySQL work exactly?

Rather than storing all of the data in one enormous data warehouse, a relational database keeps it in different tables. Physical files are used to arrange the database structures, which are designed for performance. The logical model provides a versatile programming environment with objects such as databases, tables, views, rows, and columns. You define rules for one-to-one, one-to-many, unique, necessary, or optional connections between data fields, as well as "pointers" between tables. Because the database enforces these constraints, your application will never encounter inconsistent, duplicate, orphan, out-of-date, or missing data if the database is well-designed.

Structured Query Language is the SQL portion of MySQL, the most widely used standardized language for accessing databases. You can input SQL directly, embed SQL statements into code written in another language, or utilize a language-specific API that hides the SQL syntax, depending on your programming environment.

The way data is arranged at a high level is what distinguishes relational databases from other digital storage. Unlike a single all-encompassing repository or collections of unstructured texts, databases like MySQL store records in several, discrete, and highly coded tables.

This enables RDBMS to optimize better operations, such as data retrieval, and information updating, and more sophisticated actions such as aggregations. A logical model describes all of the database's contents, such as the values permitted in individual columns, table, and view features, and how indexes from two tables are connected.

For a variety of reasons, relational models have remained popular. They provide users with straightforward, declarative programming languages, allowing them to tell the database what result they want in an understandable language, rather than systematically coding each step of the procedure that leads to the required outcome. This shifts a lot of the work to the RDBMS and SQL engines, which improves logical rule enforcement and saves time and money.

MySQL Hosting

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