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'''MySQL''' is an open-source [[database]] software system. According to its creators, it is "the world's most popular [[open source]] database", and is "used in more than 11 million installations."<ref>http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/</ref>
'''MySQL''' is an open-source [[database]] software system. According to its creators, it is "the world's most popular [[open source]] database", and is "used in more than 11 million installations."<ref>http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/</ref>
It is one of the two databases supported by [[MediaWiki]] (the other being [[PostgreSQL]]).<ref>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php#Database_settings</ref> It is used by [[Wikipedia]], as well as other [[wiki]]s that use MediaWiki. MySQL is also reportedly used by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
It is one of the two databases supported by [[MediaWiki]] (the other being [[PostgreSQL]]).<ref>http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php#Database_settings</ref> It is used by [[Wikipedia®]], as well as other [[wiki]]s that use MediaWiki. MySQL is also reportedly used by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
It is a [[relational database]] management system (RDBMS) which responds to [[SQL]] commands.
It is a [[relational database]] management system (RDBMS) which responds to [[SQL]] commands.