MySQL...

MySQL is the world's most popular Open Source Database, designed for speed, power and precision in mission critical, heavy load use.

One of the fastest SQL (Structured Query Language) database servers currently on the market is the MySQL server, offers the data base programmer with an array of options and capabilities rarely seen in other database servers. What's more, MySQL is free of charge for those wishing to use it for private and commercial use.

The MySQL database server embodies an ingenious software architecture that maximizes speed and customisability. Extensive reuse of pieces of code within the software and an ambition to produce minimalist ic but functionally rich features have resulted in a database management system unmatched in speed, compactness, stability and ease of deployment. The unique separation of the core server from the table handler makes it possible to run MySQL under strict transaction control or with ultrafast transaction less disk access, whichever is most appropriate for the situation.

Today MySQL is the most popular open source database server in the world with more than 2 million installations powering websites, data warehouses, business applications, logging systems and more. Customers such as Yahoo! Finance, MP3.com, Motorola, NASA, Silicon Graphics, and Texas Instruments use the MySQL server in mission-critical applications.