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MySQL is a very popular open-source relational database management

system (RDBMS).

What is MySQL?
 MySQL is a relational database management system
 MySQL is open-source
 MySQL is free
 MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
 MySQL is very fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use
 MySQL is cross-platform
 MySQL is compliant with the ANSI SQL standard
 MySQL was first released in 1995
 MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by Oracle Corporation
 MySQL is named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter: My

Who Uses MySQL?


 Huge websites like Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, Booking.com, Uber,
GitHub, YouTube, etc.
 Content Management Systems like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, Contao,
etc.
 A very large number of web developers around the world

Show Data On Your Web Site


To build a web site that shows data from a database, you will need:

 An RDBMS database program (like MySQL)


 A server-side scripting language, like PHP
 To use SQL to get the data you want
 To use HTML / CSS to style the page

What is RDBMS?
RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management System.

RDBMS is a program used to maintain a relational database.


RDBMS is the basis for all modern database systems such as MySQL,
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Microsoft Access.

RDBMS uses SQL queries to access the data in the database.

What is a Database Table?


A table is a collection of related data entries, and it consists of columns and
rows.

A column holds specific information about every record in the table.

A record (or row) is each individual entry that exists in a table.

Look at a selection from the Northwind "Customers" table:

CustomerI CustomerNa ContactNam Address City PostalCod Country


D me e e

1 Alfreds Maria Obere Str. Berlin 12209 German


Futterkiste Anders 57 y

2 Ana Trujillo Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Méxic 05021 Mexico


Emparedados Constitución o D.F.
y helados 2222

3 Antonio Antonio Mataderos Méxic 05023 Mexico


Moreno Moreno 2312 o D.F.
Taquería

4 Around the Thomas 120 Londo WA1 1DP UK


Horn Hardy Hanover Sq. n

5 Berglunds Christina Berguvsväge Luleå S-958 22 Sweden


snabbköp Berglund n8

The columns in the "Customers" table above are: CustomerID,


CustomerName, ContactName, Address, City, PostalCode and Country. The
table has 5 records (rows).

What is a Relational Database?


A relational database defines database relationships in the form of tables.
The tables are related to each other - based on data common to each.

Look at the following three tables "Customers", "Orders", and "Shippers" from
the Northwind database:

Customers Table

CustomerI CustomerNam ContactNam Address City PostalCod Country


D e e e

1 Alfreds Maria Obere Str. Berlin 12209 German


Futterkiste Anders 57 y

2 Ana Trujillo Ana Trujillo Avda. de la Méxic 05021 Mexico


Emparedados Constitución o D.F.
y helados 2222

3 Antonio Antonio Mataderos Méxic 05023 Mexico


Moreno Moreno 2312 o D.F.
Taquería

4 Around the Thomas 120 Hanover Londo WA1 1DP UK


Horn Hardy Sq. n
5 Berglunds Christina Berguvsväge Luleå S-958 22 Sweden
snabbköp Berglund n8

The relationship between the "Customers" table and the "Orders" table is the
CustomerID column:

Orders Table

OrderID CustomerID EmployeeID OrderDate ShipperID

10278 5 8 1996-08-12 2

10280 5 2 1996-08-14 1

10308 2 7 1996-09-18 3

10355 4 6 1996-11-15 1

10365 3 3 1996-11-27 2

10383 4 8 1996-12-16 3

10384 5 3 1996-12-16 3
The relationship between the "Orders" table and the "Shippers" table is the
ShipperID column:

Shippers Table

ShipperID ShipperName Phone

1 Speedy Express (503) 555-9831

2 United Package (503) 555-3199

3 Federal Shipping (503) 555-9931

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