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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.   

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 a [[relational database]] management system (RDBMS) which responds to [[SQL]] commands.  

It is a [[relational database]] management system (RDBMS) which responds to [[SQL]] commands.  

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[[category:software]]

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