MY SQL

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MY SQL

MYSQL

The MySQL tutorial covers both fundamental and more in-depth MySQL concepts. Our MySQL instructional exercise is intended for fledglings and experts.

The popular language for accessing and managing database records, Structured Query Language, is the foundation of MySQL, a relational database management system. Under the GNU license, MySQL is open-source and free software. It is upheld by Prophet Organization.

Our MySQL instructional exercise incorporates all subjects of MySQL data set that accommodates how to oversee information base and to control information with the assistance of different SQL questions. These questions are: embed records, update records, erase records, select records, make tables, drop tables, and so on. In addition, there are MySQL interview questions to help you comprehend the MySQL database better.

What is Database?

Before learning MySQL, it is critical to understand the database. An application that stores an organized collection of records is called a database. It is simple for the user to use and manage. It enables us to quickly locate relevant data by organizing it into tables, rows, columns, and indexes. Every data set contains unmistakable Programming interface for performing information base tasks, for example, making, making due, getting to, and looking through the information it stores. Numerous databases, including MySQL, Sybase, Oracle, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server, are currently available. MySQL will be the primary focus of this section.

What is MySQL?

For managing relational databases, MySQL is currently the most widely used database management system software. The Oracle Company backs this open-source database software. When compared to Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server, it is quick, scalable, and simple to use as a database management system. It is normally utilized related to PHP scripts for making strong and dynamic server-side or online venture applications.

It is created, promoted, and upheld by MySQL Stomach muscle, a Swedish organization, and written in C programming language and C++ programming language. MySQL's official pronunciation is not My Sequel; My Ess Que Ell is it. You can, however, pronounce it however you want. MySQL is used by many big and small businesses. Numerous operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and MacOS, are supported by MySQL. with the languages C, C++, and Java.

MySQL is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that offers the following features:

  • It permits us to execute data set procedure on tables, lines, segments, and records.
  • Tables (a collection of rows and columns), also referred to as relations, are used to define the database relationship.
  • Referential Integrity between various table rows or columns is provided by it.
  • We can use it to automatically update the table indexes.
  • It combines useful information from multiple tables for end users and makes use of numerous SQL queries.

How MySQL Works?

MySQL operates in accordance with the Client-Server Architecture. This model is intended for the end-clients called clients to get to the assets from a focal PC known as a server utilizing network administrations. Here, the clients make demands through a graphical UI (GUI), and the server will give the ideal result when the directions are coordinated. The course of MySQL climate is equivalent to the client-server model.

The MySQL Server is the database's foundation. All database statements, commands, and instructions are handled by this server, which is accessible as a separate program. The MySQL database and MySQL Server function as follows:

  1. MySQL creates a database that lets you create numerous tables for storing and manipulating data as well as specifying the relationships between each table.
  2. On MySQL, clients use specific SQL expressions to make requests through the graphical user interface (GUI) or the command prompt.
  3. Finally, the client-side outcome that was desired will be achieved when the server application responds with the expressions that were requested.

Any MySQL GUI can be used by a client. However, in order to speed up and simplify your data management activities, it is ensuring that your GUI is lighter and easier to use. MySQL Workbench, SequelPro, DBVisualizer, and the Navicat DB Admin Tool are among the MySQL GUIs that are utilized the most frequently. There are commercial graphical user interfaces, free ones with limited functionality, and MacOS-only ones. As a result, you can select the GUI based on your requirements.

Reasons for popularity

The following factors have contributed to the rise in popularity of MySQL:

  • Because it is an open-source database, using MySQL is completely free.
  • MySQL is a program with a lot of power that can handle many of the features of the most expensive and powerful database packages.
  • MySQL is adaptable on the grounds that it is an open-source information base, and the open-source GPL permit works with developers to adjust the SQL programming as indicated by their own particular climate.
  • Because MySQL is faster than other databases, it can handle a large data set well.
  • PHP, PERL, C, C++, Java, and many other programming languages are supported by MySQL.
  • A standard version of the well-known SQL data language is used by MySQL.
  • PHP, the most widely used programming language for web development, is very compatible with MySQL.
  • MySQL can handle large databases with tables with 50 million or more rows. A table's file size limit is 4 GB by default, but you can theoretically go up to 8 million terabytes (TB) if your operating system can handle it.

History of MySQL

The undertaking of MySQL was begun in 1979 when MySQL's creator Michael Widenius fostered an in-house data set device called UNIREG for overseeing data sets. From that point onward, UNIREG has been modified in a few distinct dialects and stretched out to deal with enormous data sets. After some time, Michael Widenius reached David Hughes, the creator of mSQL, to check whether Hughes would be keen on associating mSQL to UNIREG's B+ ISAM controller to give ordering to mSQL. MySQL was created in this manner.

MySQL is named after the daughter of co-founder Michael Widenius whose name is "My".

History by Year:

Year Happenings
1995 MySQL AB, founded by Michael Widenius (Monty), David Axmark, and Allan Larsson in Sweden.
2000 MySQL goes open-source and releases software under the terms of the GPL. Revenues dropped 80% as a result, and it took a year to make up for it.
2001 Marten Mickos elected CEO at age 38. Marten was the CEO of several nordic companies before joining MySQL and comes with a sales and marketing background. 2 million active installations. Raised series with an undisclosed amount from Scandinavian venture capitalists. It was estimated to be around $1 to $2 million.
2002 MySQL launched its headquarters in addition to Swedish headquarters. At that time, 3 million active users. MySQL was ended this year with $6.5 million in revenue with 1,000 paying customers.
2003 This year raised a $19.5 million series b from benchmark capital and index ventures. At this time, 4 million active installations and over 30,000 downloads per day. It ended the year with $12 million in revenue.
2004 With the main revenue coming from the OEM dual-licensing model, MySQL decides to move more into the enterprise market and to focus more on recurring revenue from end-users rather than one-time licensing fees from their OEM partners. It ended the year with $20 million in revenue.
2005 MySQL launched the MySQL network model after the Redhat network. The MySQL network is a subscription service targeted at end-users that provide updates, alerts, notifications, and product-level support designed to make it easier for companies to manage hundreds of MySQL servers. MySQL 5 ships and includes many new features to go after enterprise users (e.g., stored procedures, triggers, views, cursors, distributed transactions, federated storage engines, etc.) Oracle buys innobase, the 4-person, and a Finland's company behind MySQL's InnoDB storage backend, ended the year with $34 million in revenue based on 3400 customers.
2006 Marten Mickos confirms that Oracle tried to buy MySQL. Oracle' CEO Larry Ellison commented: "we've spoken to them, in fact, we've spoken to almost everyone. Are we interested? It's a tiny company. I think the revenues from MySQL are between $30 million and $40 million. Oracle's revenue next year is $15 billion." Oracle buys sleepycat, the company that provides MySQL with the Berkeley db transactional storage engine. Marten Mickos announces that they are making MySQL ready for an IPO in 2008 on a projected $100 million in revenues. 8 million active installations. MySQL has 320 employees in 25 countries, 70 percent of whom work from home, raised an $18 million series c based on a rumored valuation north of $300 million. MySQL is estimated to have a 33% market share measured in install base and 0.2% market share measured in revenue (the database market was a $15 billion market in 2006). It ended the year with $50 million in revenue.
2007 It ended the year with $75 million in revenue.
2008 Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB for approximately $1 billion. Michael Widenius (Monty) and David Axmark, two of MySQL AB's co-founders, begin to criticize Sun publicly and leave Sun shortly after.
2009 Marten Mickos leaves Sun and becomes entrepreneur-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. Sun has now lost the business and spiritual leaders that turned MySQL into a success.
Sun Microsystems and Oracle announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion.