Easy to set up, maintain, and use. Can't beat MySQL.
February 14, 2017
Easy to set up, maintain, and use. Can't beat MySQL.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with MySQL
We use MySQL as the database for all of our products and websites. We have two software as a service (SaaS) products that are set up using master/slave replication and several WordPress sites that also use MySQL as a backend. We're very happy with how easy it is to set up, configure and operate MySQL databases. We use the MySQL Community Edition.
- It's very dependable. I know how to get it running and keep it running. I don't have to worry about it going down in the middle of the night.
- For our needs it's fast. Every new version seems to run faster.
- Easy. MySQL has been around for a long time. There is a ton of documentation and tools to make using it effortless.
- Setting up replication takes some effort. It's not bad once you've done it, but I still need to reference the documentation every time I need to set up a new slave.
- Oracle owning MySQL means that they don't put everything into the community edition because they want to sell licenses to their commercial editions.
- Might not be the best performance at very large scales.
- The community edition is free so you can get up and running quickly.
- It's easy to find developers who know how to use it.
- It's quick and easy to install and use.
A colleague had recommended PostgreSQL to me but I found it was difficult to manage users. Perhaps I am just more familiar with the way MySQL works, but I quickly gave up since I also had no idea how I'd set up replication. MySQL is just incredibly easy to use with little or no experience.