MySQL is an open-source Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that comprises of advanced features, management tools and technical support to achieve the highest levels of MySQL scalability, reliability, security and uptime. It is the world’s most popular database and an open source database that is freely available for download. The Oracle product is built on MySQL Enterprise Edition and is powered by the Oracle Cloud. Oracle MySQL service provides a simple, integrated, automated, enterprise-ready MySQL cloud service, helping organizations to increase business agility and reduce costs. Some of the features of MySQL are that it is a Client/Server system; it supports database language and is SQL compatible.
MySQL is an essential part of almost every PHP application. Some of the examples of PHP and MySQL based scripts include WordPress, Magento, Joomla, and Drupal. Significant advantages of using MySQL is that it is easy to use, support is readily available whenever necessary, it is open source, it is inexpensive, it follows industry standards and extremely popular.











