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MYSQL Defined

Among the many available OSS, MYSQL is one of the most utilized database management system or DBMS. This software is both accessible to programmers and its core programming is easy to manipulate. MYSQL is a multi-threaded, multi-user SQL Database Management System.

Multi-threaded means that the kernel of the software program is able to fork into more than one task at a time. This type of programming is popular because it allows multiple threads (tasks) to run within a single process - think of it as software that performs multi-tasking.

MYSQL shares its resources but is able to function independently from the other tasks. So basically, if database programmers have any program developed under MYSQL, it allows the software to run on computer systems that have:

• Multiple CPUs and
• CPUS with multiple cores and
• Across a cluster of machines.

Multi-user defines operating systems or application software that allows access by multiple users from a single source. This function is seen in servers where multiple remote users have access to one mainframe or multiple sessions spread across multiple monitors that is powered by a single machine. A typical set-up usually constitutes of a system administrator and several end-users. In most cases, these are usually whole communities of users. SQL stands for Structures Query Language, which is a database computer language designed specifically for:

• The retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems of RDBMS, and
• In database schema creation and modification, and lastly,
• In database object access control management.

Putting all these elements together, MYSQL is one of the most basic programs used as a server that provides multi-user access to a number of databases. It is one of the few open source solutions (OSS) that have over 10 million installations over the Internet.

MYSQL acts as the database component of most other software platforms including Linux and PHP. It is also used as a component for open-source bug tracking tools. MYSQL often in combination with PHP: these are the essential components for running content database management systems.