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My SQL5.5: Reasons for being World’s Most Popular Opensource Database

MySQL is a fast, easy to use a relational database. It is currently the most popular open-source database. It is commonly used in conjunction with PHP scripts to create powerful and dynamic server-side applications.

This language is sporting a barrier of entry low enough to attract novice developers yet strong enough to power some of the world’s most popular websites, among them Yahoo!, BBC News, the US Census Bureau, and Craigslist.

This reference is created to help you quickly navigate some of MySQL’s most popular features. Covering topics such as configuration, administration software, backup procedures, SQL features, and user management, this reference will serve as a handy desk for countless projects to come.

MySQL became so popular because of these following reasons:

  1. MySQL is an open-source database so you don’t have to pay a single penny to use it.
  2. MySQL is a very powerful program so it can handle a large set of functionalities of the most expensive and powerful database packages.
  3. MySQL is customizable because it is an open-source database and the open- source GPL license facilities, programmers, to modify the SQL software according to their own specific environment.
  4. MySQL is quicker than other databases so it can work well even with the large data set.
  5. MySQL supports many operating systems with many languages like PHP, PERL, C, C++, JAVA, etc.
  6. MySQL uses a standard form of the well-known SQL data language.
  7. MySQL is very friendly with PHP, the most popular language for web development.

To get more brief about ABOUT SQL- https://codersera.com/blog/mysql-5-5-worlds-most-popular-opensource-database/

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