{"id":266,"date":"2021-03-13T02:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T02:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/?p=266"},"modified":"2021-11-30T00:51:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T00:51:29","slug":"mysql-the-most-popular-open-source-database-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/mysql-the-most-popular-open-source-database-system\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL: the most popular open-source database"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Databases are now vital to business success, especially for the ones with an online presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how big or small your organization might be, it still needs that data collection in a database, to ensure smooth access, retrieval, and business data management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all your data stored safely and your user logins more secure than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Databases can also ease business information transactions such as employee or customer profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this proven guide to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/howto\/how-to-install-mysql-on-ubuntu-the-proven-2021-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>how to install MySQL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, continue reading for a bigger scope at the most popular open-source database system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MySQL<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2.jpg\" alt=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" class=\"wp-image-273\" title=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2.jpg 725w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2-507x338.jpg 507w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-2-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MySQL among databases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among all other databases, MySQL stands out as an extremely capable and flexible one. Whether you are a startup or a large company, MySQL can deliver you scalability and unmatched performance with the most cost-effective prices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>MySQL serves as one of the main parts of the commonly installed LAMP technology stack, which consists of:<br><\/strong><br><strong>L: Linux-based <a href=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/howto\/what-are-the-types-of-operating-systems-os\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">operating system<\/a><br>A: Apache webserver<br>M: MySQL database<br>P: PHP for processing &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Conclusively, MySQL is the most popular&nbsp;open-source&nbsp;database system in the world, which like any other database, is mainly used to store and retrieve websites, services, and applications data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MySQL history &amp; origins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a simple one as a start. Can you try pronouncing MySQL? Did you say \u201cmy sequel?\u201d No worries, I used to be the same, too!<br><br>The official pronunciation for it is: (MY-ES-KYO-EL, \u201cma\u026a.\u025bs.ku.\u025bl\u201d), according to the Swedish company called MySQL AB, which originally developed MySQL back in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Swedish company (MySQL AB) was sold in 2008 to the US tech company Sun Microsystems, which by default took full ownership of MySQL 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon after, the acquisition&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sun Microsystems&nbsp;by&nbsp;Oracle&nbsp;Corporation was completed in 2010.&nbsp;Oracle, previously only a software vendor, now owned&nbsp;Sun&#8217;s&nbsp;hardware product lines. Therefore, MySQL has been basically owned by Oracle since then.<\/p>\n\n\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserverhub.com%2Fkb%2F%3Fp%3D266&#038;text=Ever%20wondered%20who%20developed%20MySQL%20and%20how%20Oracle%20owned%20it%3F%20The%20complete%20MySQL%20history%20%26%20origins%20revealed%21&#038;via=benunc&#038;related=benunc' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ever wondered who developed MySQL and how Oracle owned it? The complete MySQL history &amp; origins revealed! <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserverhub.com%2Fkb%2F%3Fp%3D266&#038;text=Ever%20wondered%20who%20developed%20MySQL%20and%20how%20Oracle%20owned%20it%3F%20The%20complete%20MySQL%20history%20%26%20origins%20revealed%21&#038;via=benunc&#038;related=benunc' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<p>MySQL ultimately became an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) with a client-server model.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>RDBMS<\/strong>&nbsp;is a service\/software used to create and manage databases based on a relational model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1.jpg\" alt=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" class=\"wp-image-272\" title=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1.jpg 725w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1-507x338.jpg 507w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-1-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MySQL Query Language<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MySQL implements the relational model and uses structured query language to manage its data. This language is more commonly known as SQL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the most popular database language for accessing and managing content, SQL is wildly known for its reliable accuracy, rapid processing, smoothness, and resilience.<br><br>Users can not just control, but also manipulate data using the structured query language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, the structured query language (SQL) is a database query language that grants you the ability to fully control the stored data in a database or write database queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, MySQL eases data storing and management, and is ultimately a relational database that uses&nbsp;SQL&nbsp;to query a database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem.png\" alt=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" class=\"wp-image-271\" title=\"MySQL: the most popular open-source database system\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem.png 725w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-480x320.png 480w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-507x338.png 507w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-580x386.png 580w, https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MySQLthemostpopularopen-sourcedatabasesystem-428x285.png 428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MySQL exceeding expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people might think that MySQL is the only relational database management system (RDBMS) in the market, although there\u2019re many others. However, MySQL is the most popular, sometimes only second to the Oracle database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few reasons why many tech giants rely on MySQL, justifying its well-earned position:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tremendous performance<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are storing huge amounts of data or processing heavy business activities, MySQL can smoothly boost your work with incomparable speed, thanks to the multiple servers backing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Unmatched Security<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the primary concern is your data, MySQL enjoys password encryption and Host-based verification with its unique user account management system, providing one of the highest security standards any RDBMS software could offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The industry classic<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Valid and tested for many years, MySQL by default has the sufficient resources that almost any developer needs. Additionally, MySQL comes with swift and unprecedented software development.<\/p>\n\n\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserverhub.com%2Fkb%2F%3Fp%3D266&#038;text=From%20tremendous%20performance%20to%20the%20industry%20standard.%20Discover%20and%20unleash%20the%20hidden%20potentials%20of%20your%20MySQL%21&#038;via=benunc&#038;related=benunc' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From tremendous performance to the industry standard. Discover and unleash the hidden potentials of your MySQL! <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserverhub.com%2Fkb%2F%3Fp%3D266&#038;text=From%20tremendous%20performance%20to%20the%20industry%20standard.%20Discover%20and%20unleash%20the%20hidden%20potentials%20of%20your%20MySQL%21&#038;via=benunc&#038;related=benunc' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MySQL: above and beyond<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With extreme capability, tremendous performance, unmatched security, being the most popular open-source database system with the most popular database language that\u2019s been valid for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MySQL has been -and will be- able to meet, adapt, and satisfy all of anyone\u2019s expectations and needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thoughts? Something cloudy? Leave us a comment below and let&#8217;s have a friendly chat about it!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how big or small your organization might be, it still needs that data collection in a database, to ensure smooth access, retrieval, and business data management.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a closer look at the history &#038; origins for the most popular open-source database system worldwide, MySQL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[91,61,7,89,87,90],"tags":[24,8,10,23,53,92],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-database","category-linux","category-linux-administration","category-mysql","category-operating-system","category-sql","tag-databases","tag-linux","tag-linux-administration","tag-mysql","tag-operating-system","tag-sql"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions\/1061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serverhub.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}