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    MySQL

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    | programming language C, operating system [[Cross-platform
    | language English
    | genre license [[GNU General Public License (version 2, with linking exception) or proprietary EULA
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    MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that has more than 6 million installations.sun-mysql>
    Charles Babcock MySQL stands for "My Structured Query Language". The program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. MySQL is officially (My S-Q-L), but often (My SEQuel)."whatismysql">

    The project has made its source code available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, as well as under a variety of proprietary agreements. MySQL is owned and sponsored by a single for-profit firm, the Swedish company MySQL AB, now a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems"sunacquire">, Sun Microsystems Press release, February 26, 2008. Oracle Corporation began the process of acquiring Sun Microsystems.

    MySQL is often used in free software projects that require a full-featured database management system, such as WordPress, phpBB and other software built on the LAMP software stack. It is also used in very high-scale World Wide Web products including Wikipedia, Google and Facebook.

    Uses
    Many web applications use MySQL as the database component of a LAMP software stack. Its popularity for use with web applications is closely tied to the popularity of PHP, which is often combined with MySQL. Several high-traffic web sites (including Flickr, Facebook,
    Wikipedia, Google (though not for searches), Nokia, Auctionmarts and YouTube) use MySQL for data storage and logging of user data.

    Platforms and interfaces

    MySQL code uses C and C++. The SQL parser uses yacc and a home-brewed lexer, sql_lex.cc

    MySQL works on many different system platforms, including AIX, BSDi, FreeBSD, HP-U read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL

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