MySQL is the world’s second most widely used open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). It is named after co-founder Michael Widenius’s daughter, My. The SQL phrase stands for Structured Query Language.
The MySQL development 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 was
owned and sponsored by a single for-profit firm, the Swedish company
MySQL AB, now owned by Oracle Corporation.
MySQL is a popular choice of database
for use in web applications, and is a central component of the widely
used LAMP open source web application software stack (and other ‘AMP’
stacks). LAMP is an acronym for “Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python.”
Free-software-open source projects that require a full-featured
database management system often use MySQL.
For commercial use, several paid
editions are available, and offer additional functionality. Applications
which use MySQL databases include: TYPO3, MODx, Joomla, WordPress,
phpBB, MyBB, Drupal and other software. MySQL is also used in many
high-profile, large-scale websites, including Wikipedia, Google (though
not for searches), Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube.
MySQL is a relational database
management system (RDBMS), and ships with no GUI tools to administer
MySQL databases or manage data contained within the databases. Users may
use the included command line tools, or use MySQL “front-ends”, desktop
software and web applications that create and manage MySQL databases,
build database structures, back up data, inspect status, and work with
data records. The official set of MySQL front-end tools, MySQL Workbench
is actively developed by Oracle, and is freely available for use.
The official MySQL Workbench is a free
integrated environment developed by MySQL AB, that enables users to
graphically administer MySQL databases and visually design database
structures. MySQL Workbench replaces the previous package of software,
MySQL GUI Tools. Similar to other third-party packages, but still
considered the authoritative MySQL front end, MySQL Workbench lets users
manage database design & modeling, SQL development (replacing MySQL
Query Browser) and Database administration (replacing MySQL
Administrator).
MySQL Workbench is available in two
editions, the regular free and open source Community Edition which may
be downloaded from the MySQL website, and the proprietary Standard
Edition which extends and improves the feature set of the Community
Edition.
- License: Free
- OS: Windows
- Size: 38.4 MB.
- Publisher/Developer: Oracle Corporation.
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