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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 [[ | + | 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:15, February 16, 2017
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."[1]
It is one of the two databases supported by MediaWiki (the other being PostgreSQL).[2] It is used by Wikipedia®, as well as other wikis 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.
References
- ↑ http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/
- ↑ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php#Database_settings
