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1. What is
mySQL?
2. Where can
I get more information?
The below information is taken from the mySQL
homepage.
http://www.mysql.com/what-is-mysql.html
MySQL is a true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL
(Structured Query Language) database server. SQL is the
most popular database language in the world. MySQL is a
client/server implementation that consists of a server
daemon mysqld and many different client programs and
libraries.
The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and ease of
use. MySQL was originally developed because we at TcX
needed a SQL server that could handle very large
databases an order of magnitude faster than what any
database vendor could offer to us. We have now been using
MySQL since 1996 in an environment with more than 40
databases containing 10,000 tables, of which more than
500 have more than 7 million rows. This is about 100
gigabytes of mission-critical data.
The base upon which MySQL is built is a set of routines
that have been used in a highly demanding production
environment for many years. While MySQL is still in
development, it already offers a rich and highly useful
function set.
The official way to pronounce MySQL is "My Ess Que
Ell" (Not MY-SEQUEL).
One of the best places to start is at mySQL's web
page. It can be found at:
http://www.mysql.com
We also have two text files that may be useful when
using mySQL. Below are links to both of them.
dbi.txt - Database independent
interface for Perl
mysql.txt - Perl interfaces to
the and mysql databases
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