MySQL

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[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/
2. ↑ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:LocalSettings.php#Database_settings

## See also[edit]

* MySQL conference 2013