Learn Database Design with MySQL - Chapter 2 - My sql overview

Learn Database Design with MySQL - Chapter 2 - My sql overview

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  DATABASE DESIGN USING MYSQL MySQLOverview
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  WHAT IS MYSQL? MySQLis a popular open source relational database, that is powerful, reliable and scalable MySQL can be integrated into web applications written in multiple languages • Created in 1995 by Michael Widenius • Open source and uses the GNU General Public License • Now owned by the Oracle Corporation • Used with the extremely popular LAMP web software stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
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  MYSQL FEATURES Here aresome of the powerful features of MySQL • Complete Foreign Key Support • Triggers • Stored Procedures • Full Text Indexing and Searching • Query Caching • Replication • Security • Seamless Integration With PHP & Other Languages
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  PLATFORMS MySQL is availablefor 12 platforms • Windows • Linux • Mac OSX • Novell Netware • FreeBSD • OpenBSD • Solaris • HP-UX • IBM AIX • QNX • SGI IRIX • DEC OSF
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  APPLICATIONS THAT USEMYSQL MySQL is used by many popular open source applications • Joomla • Wordpress • Drupal • TYPO3 • phpBB • Modx
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  MYSQL EDITIONS There area few different editions that vary in price and support Community Edition – Free widely used edition Standard Edition - $2,000 USD Enterprise Edition - $5,000 USD Cluster Carrier Grade Edition - $10,000 USD For a list of features & comparison http://www.mysql.com/products/
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  CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURE MySQL usesa client/server model with 3 general program categories 1. The Server – mysqld is the program that manages the databases and tables. It is the only program that touches the actual database 2. Clients – A client is a program that you can use to communicate with the MySQL server (mysqld). There are many to choose from in both GUI & command-line format 3. Utilities – Usually used for special purposes. An example is mysqld_safe which starts up and monitors the server.
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  CLIENT/SERVER DIAGRAM
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  THAT’S IT!