MySQL(1632)
MySQL(1632)
It is developed, marketed, and supported by MySQL AB, a Swedish company, and written
in C programming language and C++ programming language. The official pronunciation of
MySQL is not the My Sequel; it is My Ess Que Ell. However, you can pronounce it in your
way. Many small and big companies use MySQL. MySQL supports many Operating
Systems like Windows, Linux, MacOS, etc. with C, C++, and Java languages.
History of
concise history: MySQL:
MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system. Here’s a
1995: The MySQL database was founded by Michael Widenius, David Axmark, and Allan
Larsson. It was initially designed to be a budget-friendly option compared to pricier
databases and its foundation was in SQL (Structured Query Language).
2000: MySQL AB, the company behind MySQL, released the database under the GNU
General Public License (GPL), making it free to use and modify.
2001-2005: MySQL gained popularity due to its reliability, performance, and ease of
use, becoming a preferred database for web applications. During this time, several
major releases added features like subqueries, views, and stored procedures.
2008: Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB for $1 billion, integrating MySQL into its
suite of software products.
History of
MySQL:
2010: Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems, and with it, MySQL.
This acquisition raised concerns in the open-source community about the
future of MySQL, leading to the creation of MariaDB, a fork of MySQL led
by Monty Widenius.
2010s: MySQL continued to evolve under Oracle’s stewardship, with
significant updates improving performance, scalability, and security. Oracle
also maintained dual licensing for MySQL, offering both open-source and
commercial versions.
Present: MySQL remains widely used across various industries, particularly
for web applications. It continues to compete with other database systems
and is a critical component of the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL,
PHP/Perl/Python) stack.
Applications of
MySQL:
MySQL has used in various applications across a wide range
of industries and domains, because of to its versatility,
reliability, and performance. Here are some common
applications of MySQL:
A function is a special type of predefined command set that performs some operation
and returns a value. Functions operate on zero, one, two, or more values that are
provided to them. The values that are provided to functions are called parameters or
arguments.
The MySQL functions have been categorized into various categories, such as String
functions, Mathematical functions, Date and Time functions, etc.
String Functions
Numeric Functions
Date and Time
Functions
MySQL String
Functions:
The string
functions of MySQL
are used to
manipulate and
transform the text
string. Some
commonly used
string functions
are:
String Functions
Numeric Functions
Date and Time
Functions
MySQL String
Functions:
The string
functions of MySQL
are used to
manipulate and
transform the text
string. Some
commonly used
string functions
are:
MySQL Numeric
Functions:
The numeric
functions in MySQL
accept numeric
values, perform a
mathematic
operation on the
values and return
resulting sheet.
Some useful numeric
functions are:
MySQL Date and Time
Functions:
Date and Time functions
in SQL are used to
manipulate and transform
date and time data stored
in tables. Date functions
operate on values of the
DATE datatype.