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What is MySQL?

MySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.

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E-Commerce Website using PHP and MySQL || Project Demo || Part -1

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Small CRM Project using PHP and MySQL (Free Download)

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User Registration Form with PHP and MySQL Tutorial 5 - Add Form Validation + Final Demo

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MySQL database WinForms CRUD Demo. (CREATE,READ,SELECT,UPDATE,DELETE) | C#

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MySQL Enterprise Edition [Newer Version Available]

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C# MySQL database WinForms CRUD Demo. (CREATE,READ,SELECT,UPDATE,DELETE)

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What is MySQL?

MySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.

MySQL Videos

What is MySQL?
MySQL is one of the most popular database software options for businesses of all sizes. The software is open source, and highly customizable, so users can set up an instance that meets their needs.
While MySQL is a specific product, NoSQL is a type of database that includes a number of available products. Whether a NoSQL (nonrelational database) product or using MySQL (relational database) is right for you greatly depends on the data you are storing, queries, and flexibility.

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Frequently Asked Questions

MySQL is a popular open-source relational and embedded database, now owned by Oracle.

Microsoft Access, Google Cloud SQL, and Amazon Redshift are common alternatives for MySQL.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of MySQL are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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MySQL Database Review

Rating: 9 out of 10
June 12, 2025
MK
Vetted Review
Verified User
MySQL
3 years of experience
Each of the products has its own merits and demerits. however since MySQL is a very good documentation and global community its easy to learn and apply in different stages for analytics work. compare to other data bases its simple for setup and work on it. MySQL is cost effective and low risk choice for start up organization makes it more suitable for small to medium enterprises.

Best database in open-source

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 23, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
MySQL
7 years of experience
Rest all the big brand databases incure high licensing cost giving almost the same value that MySQL is giving being an open source database. Other databases like Oracle, MS SQL servers need extensive resource along with a huge team to manage those databases. However, thats not the case with MySQL as it provides almost same functionality without any license.

MySQL for Database Management

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 19, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
MySQL
7 years of experience
Selection of MySQL or Oracle SQL Developer depends on various factors like timelines, requirements, features and data volumes. We are using both MySQL and Oracle SQL Developer in our organization. MySQL is more suited for small applications with few thousand TPS and less users. Where number of active users are more or volumes of data is high, Oracle SQL Developer is the better option.

MySQL

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 22, 2025
Vetted Review
Verified User
MySQL
5 years of experience
In terms of capabilities, Microsoft SQL Server is one of the leaders in the database market. It provides a lot of features for high availability, disaster recovery, performance and security. The primary reason why MySQL 8 was chosen was due to the open source nature of the technology and for minimizing licensing costs.

Mysql - A developers delight

Rating: 10 out of 10
September 11, 2024
AP
Vetted Review
Verified User
MySQL
15 years of experience
SQLite - Is the goto DB for Mobile/Desktop Apps. Its not as elaborate as Mysql but since its a RDBMS it provides all the basic features and its lite. We use mysql at the backend and for desktop app we use SQLite

postgres - Its a formidable opponent. It is fast and reliable and is is an object-relational database. It is more suited for very complex processing as it has a very tight data integrity. For simple, read-heavy workflows, web based projects (almost all projects) mysql is a much better choice. Also writing and executing query on mysql based client is a easy job. Personally I find executing queries on PSQL terminal quite cumbersome.
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