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a relational database management system (RDBMS) which responds to SQL commands
MySQL is an [[open-source]] [[relational database]] based on [[SQL]]. 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 a [[relational database management system]] (RDBMS) which responds to [[SQL]] commands. 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.
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.