MySQL


An Open Source Relational Database Management System
 
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SQL development services MySQL is an open source relational database management system that is a popular database option for web applications. MySQL is written using C and C++ and makes use of the SQL database language to access and manipulate data stored in the database.


Although MySQL is primarily used with Linux operating systems it also offers support for Windows, BSD and UNIX based operating systems. MySQL is available as the database component with the LAMP stack.

MySQL is simple and easy to use, yet at the same time powerful enough to handle large volumes of data. Offshore.NET Development offers to use MySQL as the database layer in developing web applications.

Being open source, MySQL is a more cost effective option as compared to other database applications.

Offshore.NET Development possesses the expertise to deploy MySQL databases for web applications.

FEATURES
Some of the features included in MySQL are as follows:

. The performance of MySQL is much faster as compared to other databases. This is mainly due to the    compact table structures that use less memory and CPU time.

. MySQL provides extensive caching features that can be used to improve the performance and speed of    the database engine

. MySQL provides support for multiple storage engines such as MyISAM, InnoDB, Memory and NDB. MyISAM    and InnoDB are disk based storage systems with InnoDB providing support for transactions and MyISAM    not. The Memory storage engine provides a faster mechanism for storing and accessing data as it utilizes    RAM for storage purposes. NDB is a cluster storage engine.

. As opposed to earlier versions, MySQL now provides support for stored procedures, triggers, views and    cursors.

. MySQL includes a binary log that can be used for replication purposes. The binary log file contains a record    of all SQL statements made and all changes to the data that have taken place.

. MySQL includes a host of security features that ensure the safety of data stored in the database.

. In MYSQL enables the creation and definition of column level constraints.

. Distributed Transactions are supported in MySQL enabling support for complex transactions

. MySQL provides an archive storage engine enabling the storage of historical data.

. MySQL provides support for partitioning whereby database tables can be split across the file system.

. MySQL enables the loading and unloading of components at run time.